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

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

“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

A gratuitously declared trust creates an obligation cognizable in equity without more.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe