cognizable

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 29, 2008 is: cognizable • \KAHG-nuh-zuh-bul\ • adjective 1 : capable of being judicially heard and determined 2 : capable of being known Examples: The court determined that the plaintiff's claim of having received an unfair grade on the exam was not a legally cognizable action. Did you know? It's easy to recognize the "cogni-" in "cognizable" and in other English words that have to do with knowing: "precognition," "incognito," "recognition," and "cognitive," for example. They're all from Latin "cognoscere" ("to know")."Cognizable" was formed in the 17th century from the root of "cognizance," which means "knowledge." "Cognizance" in turn traces to "cognoscere" by way of Anglo-French "conissance." "Cognizable" was used in the legal sense almost from its introduction, and that's the sense that is far and away the most common today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.