cognizable

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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

“In short, she gambled. The mere fact that defendants profited from her misfortune, while lamentable, does not establish a cognizable claim in the law.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

The absolute general is purely subjective, which, to become cognizable, must be rendered objective.

From The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science by Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins)