cognizable
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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
This issue, which goes all the way to the Supreme Court, is that everyone wants to suggest that nobody has standing to bring this litigation because Amanda has already had her cognizable harm and injury.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 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
In a court filing on April 7, attorneys for America 250 said the lawsuit “fails to articulate sufficient facts to set forth any cognizable claim.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022
Agreements of themselves were not cognizable by the tribunals.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
