cognizable

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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

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

From Slate • Jun. 23, 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

Being must be separable to be cognizable, and the material forms interpreting these steps to the senses must also be distinguishable.

From The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science by Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins)