cognizance
or cog·ni·sance
awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark.
Law.
judicial notice as taken by a court in dealing with a cause.
the right of taking jurisdiction, as possessed by a court.
acknowledgment; admission, as a plea admitting the fact alleged in the declaration.
the range or scope of knowledge, observation, etc.: Such understanding is beyond his cognizance.
Heraldry. a device by which a person or a person's servants or property can be recognized; badge.
Origin of cognizance
1Other words for cognizance
Other words from cognizance
- non·cog·ni·zance, noun
- self-cog·ni·zance, noun
Words Nearby cognizance
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How to use cognizance in a sentence
In our chat, the company joked that its culture is to move quickly, but with the cognizance that they aren’t curing cancer.
He did not seem to take cognizance of the fact that we had a two weeks' board-bill to pay before we should get that far.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianAll that we know is that they existed from the remotest period of which we have cognizance, long before the pyramids were built.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordHesitatingly she came forward, and Houston's dulled mentality at last took cognizance that a hand was extended slightly.
The White Desert | Courtney Ryley CooperWherefore he prays judgment whether this court can or will take further cognizance of the action aforesaid.
Key-Notes of American Liberty | Various
But there are wrongs which are not punishable by the law, being too small and undefinable for its cognizance.
Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853 | Christopher C. Andrews
British Dictionary definitions for cognizance
cognisance
/ (ˈkɒɡnɪzəns, ˈkɒnɪ-) /
knowledge; acknowledgment
take cognizance of to take notice of; acknowledge, esp officially
the range or scope of knowledge or perception
law
the right of a court to hear and determine a cause or matter
knowledge of certain facts upon which the court must act without requiring proof
mainly US confession
heraldry a distinguishing badge or bearing
Origin of cognizance
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