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cognovit
[ kog-noh-vit ]
/ kÉgËnoÊ vÉȘt /
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noun
Law. an acknowledgment or confession by a defendant that the plaintiff's cause, or part of it, is just, wherefore the defendant, to save expense, permits judgment to be entered without trial.
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Origin of cognovit
1755â65; <Latin: 3rd person singular perfect of cognĆscere to recognize; see cognizance
Words nearby cognovit
cognize, cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon, cog railway, Cogswell chair, cogwheel, cohab
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