Cognizable definition
Cognizable means that a court can recognize or identify something. Here, the Court declares that psychological pain is cognizable for constitutional purposes, meaning that psychological pain is something that the Court can take into account when considering a case alleging that a constitutional violation has taken place.
Examples of Cognizable in a sentence
Issues Cognizable by the Grievance Machinery, Voluntary Arbitration or the National Labor Relations Commission.
See ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Legally Cognizable Manipulation, 34 BERKELEY TECH.