cognizableadj.

/ˈkɒɡnɪzəb(ə)l/

/ˈkɒnɪzəb(ə)l/

/kɒɡˈnʌɪzəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s conusable, 1600s– cognisable.

Etymology: < cognize v. (or rather originally from stem of cognizance n.) + -able suffix. Since cognize has become a familiar word, there is a tendency in sense 1 to pronounce /kɒɡˈnaɪzəbl/; compare recognize, recognizable.

a. Capable of being known, perceived, or apprehended by the senses or intellect; perceptible.

ΚΠ

1678 R. L'Estrange tr. Seneca's Morals: Of Benefits xx. 169 Their Injuries may be Cognizable, but not their Benefits.

1777 Cockin Mist in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 70 160 (note) The vapours are said to be of a tenuity cognizable by the sight.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 187 That..is not cognizable by our senses.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. v. 98 A period dimly cognizable in the remotest past.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxxix. 392 Admitting that causation were cognisable, and that perception and self-consciousness were competent to its apprehension.

b. Capable of being recognized, recognizable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > recognition > [adjective] > capable of being recognized

knowledgeable?1518

cognoscible1648

knowable1655

recognizable?1682

cognizable1751

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. cix. 267 His features were scarce cognizable.

1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. II. li. 242 Aesop..is cognizable, by his deformity.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. vi. 181 We exchanged clothes, in such a manner as to render us no longer cognizable.

1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. Introd. Epist. 7 Without one cognizable face before me.

a. Capable of being, or liable to be, judicially examined or tried; within the jurisdiction of a court of law or the like.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective]

understandinga1382

sensiblea1393

knowablea1425

perceivablec1443

takablec1449

understandablec1475

intendible1489

intentiblea1492

intelligible1509

facile1531

level1559

discernable1561

receptible1574

intendable?1577

excogitable1592

penetrable1594

comprehensible1598

scrutablec1604

distinguishable1611

discernible1616

perviousa1631

fathomable1633

cognoscible1648

colligible1650

determinable1658

intelligent1676

cognizable1681

apprehensive1692

susceptible1694

tangible1709

apprehensible1715

pronounced1728

comprehendible1814

graspable1818

prehensiblea1832

prononcé1838

possible1864

receivable1865

unsmothered1891

readable1908

discriminable1946

society > law > administration of justice > [adjective] > liable or able to be dealt with by court

justiceablea1325

justiciablec1436

justifiable1523

examinable1594

cognosciblea1644

cogniscible1655

cognizable1681

conusablea1691

law-worthy1884

1681 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Naked Truth 18 All matters cognisable in Spiritual Courts.

1690 Pennsylvania Arch. I. 110 We..find the major part of the writing not cognizable by us, or within our province.

1694 R. Coke Detection Court & State Eng. I. 391 Causes Conusable at Common-Law.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 25 These courts can hold no plea of matters cognizable by the common law.

1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xi. 268 Making all offences against it cognisable in the Courts of Admiralty.

b. spec. in Anglo-Indian law: see quots.

ΚΠ

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) I. xii. 484 Every sort of plea that was cognisable under royal writ.

1882 Code Crim. Procedure §4 ‘Cognisable offence’ means any offence for, and ‘cognisable case’ means a case in, which a police-officer..may..arrest without warrant.

1883 J. F. Stephen Hist. Criminal Law III. 331 The offences [in the Indian Code of Crim. Proc.] called by the somewhat ill-chosen name of cognizable offences.

Derivatives

cognizableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [noun]

intelligibleness1611

intelligibility1635

perceivableness1641

cognoscibility1656

understandableness1656

knowableness1660

comprehensibleness1669

scibility1670

receptibility1676

comprehensibility1793

apprehensibility1827

recognizability1836

cognizability1852

knowability1854

thinkableness1860

cognizableness1871

perceivability1871

discernibleness1890

pronouncement1908

understandability1934

1871 W. G. Ward Ess. (1884) I. 68 The intuitive cognizableness of such a proposition.

1875 Contemp. Rev. 25 528 He who denies the cognizableness of necessary truth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cognizable
释义	cognizableadj. /ˈkɒɡnɪzəb(ə)l//ˈkɒnɪzəb(ə)l//kɒɡˈnʌɪzəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s conusable, 1600s– cognisable. Etymology: < cognize v. (or rather originally from stem of cognizance n.) + -able suffix. Since cognize has become a familiar word, there is a tendency in sense 1 to pronounce /kɒɡˈnaɪzəbl/; compare recognize, recognizable. 1. a. Capable of being known, perceived, or apprehended by the senses or intellect; perceptible. ΚΠ 1678 R. L'Estrange tr. Seneca's Morals: Of Benefits xx. 169 Their Injuries may be Cognizable, but not their Benefits. 1777 Cockin Mist in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 70 160 (note) The vapours are said to be of a tenuity cognizable by the sight. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 187 That..is not cognizable by our senses. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. v. 98 A period dimly cognizable in the remotest past. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxxix. 392 Admitting that causation were cognisable, and that perception and self-consciousness were competent to its apprehension. b. Capable of being recognized, recognizable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > recognition > [adjective] > capable of being recognized knowledgeable?1518 cognoscible1648 knowable1655 recognizable?1682 cognizable1751 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. cix. 267 His features were scarce cognizable. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. II. li. 242 Aesop..is cognizable, by his deformity. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. vi. 181 We exchanged clothes, in such a manner as to render us no longer cognizable. 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. Introd. Epist. 7 Without one cognizable face before me. 2. a. Capable of being, or liable to be, judicially examined or tried; within the jurisdiction of a court of law or the like. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective] understandinga1382 sensiblea1393 knowablea1425 perceivablec1443 takablec1449 understandablec1475 intendible1489 intentiblea1492 intelligible1509 facile1531 level1559 discernable1561 receptible1574 intendable?1577 excogitable1592 penetrable1594 comprehensible1598 scrutablec1604 distinguishable1611 discernible1616 perviousa1631 fathomable1633 cognoscible1648 colligible1650 determinable1658 intelligent1676 cognizable1681 apprehensive1692 susceptible1694 tangible1709 apprehensible1715 pronounced1728 comprehendible1814 graspable1818 prehensiblea1832 prononcé1838 possible1864 receivable1865 unsmothered1891 readable1908 discriminable1946 society > law > administration of justice > [adjective] > liable or able to be dealt with by court justiceablea1325 justiciablec1436 justifiable1523 examinable1594 cognosciblea1644 cogniscible1655 cognizable1681 conusablea1691 law-worthy1884 1681 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Naked Truth 18 All matters cognisable in Spiritual Courts. 1690 Pennsylvania Arch. I. 110 We..find the major part of the writing not cognizable by us, or within our province. 1694 R. Coke Detection Court & State Eng. I. 391 Causes Conusable at Common-Law. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 25 These courts can hold no plea of matters cognizable by the common law. 1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xi. 268 Making all offences against it cognisable in the Courts of Admiralty. b. spec. in Anglo-Indian law: see quots. ΚΠ 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) I. xii. 484 Every sort of plea that was cognisable under royal writ. 1882 Code Crim. Procedure §4 ‘Cognisable offence’ means any offence for, and ‘cognisable case’ means a case in, which a police-officer..may..arrest without warrant. 1883 J. F. Stephen Hist. Criminal Law III. 331 The offences [in the Indian Code of Crim. Proc.] called by the somewhat ill-chosen name of cognizable offences. Derivatives cognizableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [noun] intelligibleness1611 intelligibility1635 perceivableness1641 cognoscibility1656 understandableness1656 knowableness1660 comprehensibleness1669 scibility1670 receptibility1676 comprehensibility1793 apprehensibility1827 recognizability1836 cognizability1852 knowability1854 thinkableness1860 cognizableness1871 perceivability1871 discernibleness1890 pronouncement1908 understandability1934 1871 W. G. Ward Ess. (1884) I. 68 The intuitive cognizableness of such a proposition. 1875 Contemp. Rev. 25 528 He who denies the cognizableness of necessary truth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1678
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