cognizable
Example Sentences
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Joby’s court filing said Archer’s complaint was “long on innuendo, but short on factual allegations supporting cognizable legal theories.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
That case was dismissed in 2019 for a "failure to allege a cognizable legal theory"; the latest lawsuits' "natural" claims represent a different tactic.
From Salon ● May 21, 2024
So the states have no “judicial cognizable interest” that the courts can redress.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2023
The judge in that case called his suit “fanatic” and “delusional,” saying there was no way to “discern any cognizable claim” from the incoherent filings.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Greek law and Roman law give the name of "insult" to legally cognizable injury to personality.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
