| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a cognizable manner.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective cognizable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (cognizable) | 1. Capable of being known.[Wordnet]. 2. Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable causes.[Websters]. 3. Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable of being judicially heard and determined.[Websters]. 4. Being perceptible, detectable, appreciable or audible.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being knowable, recognizable, discernible, perceivable or distinguishable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being comprehensible, comprehendible, understandable, apprehensible or intelligible.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being acceptable, allowable, admissible or permissible.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb cognizably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "COGNIZABLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: cognizable
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] That falls or may fall under judicial notice; that may be heard, tried, and determined; as, a cause or action in cognizable before the circuit court. These wrongs are cognizable by the ecclesiastical courts.. | 2: [Adjective] That falls or may fall under notice or observation; that may be known, perceived or apprehended. The cause of many phenomena is not cognizable by the senses.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Capable of being known or perceived. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: cognizable
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cognizable offence | A cognizable offence is a case where the Police can arrest without a warrant. All cognizable cases involve criminal offences. Murder, Robbery, Theft, Rioting, Counterfeiting etc. are some examples of cognizable offences. Non-cognizable offences are those criminal infractions, which are relatively less serious. Examples of non-cognizable offences include Public Nuisance, Causing Simple Hurt, Assault, Mischief etc. The Police cannot register criminal cases or cause arrests with regard to non-cognizable offences. In all such cases, the Police have to take permission from a magistrate for registration of a criminal case. (references) | ||
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