Cog″ni‐za‐ble (? or �), a. [F. connaissable, fr. connaître to know, L. cognoscere. See Cognition.] 1. Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable causes.
2. Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable of being judicially heard and determined.
Cognizable both in the ecclesiastical and secular courts.
Ayliffe.