\Cog"ni*za*ble\ (? or ?), a. [F. connaissable, fr.
conna[^i]tre 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.