Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
cog·ni·za·blePronunciation:
'käg-n&-z&-b&l, käg-'nI-Function:
adjective 1 : capable of being known;
specifically : capable of being recognized as a group because of a common characteristic (as race or gender)
NOTE: Systematic exclusion of members of a cognizable group from a jury violates the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which requires that jurors be selected from jury pools that represent a fair cross section of the community. 2 : capable of being judicially heard and determined
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[kog-nuh-zuh-buh
l, kon-uh-, kog-nahy-] 