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

So the states have no “judicial cognizable interest” that the courts can redress.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2023

Autrey shot down that claim, saying “the tenuous nature of future income tax revenue is insufficient to establish a cognizable injury to support standing to bring this action.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

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

Yet nothing could be more obvious than that the breach of any statute was cognizable before the courts of law.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry