American Dictionary of the English Language

COGNIZABLE, adjective

1. 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. 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.