cognisable

Adjective

cognizable (comparative more cognizable, superlative most cognizable)

1. Capable of being known or perceived.
2. Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
   • But there are many cases involving the question of federal power which are not cognizable before the federal courts; and, of course, as to these, we must look out for some other umpire.1840, Abel Upshur, A Brief Enquiry into the Nature and Character of our Federal Government, Campbell, page 64