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
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How to use cognizance in a sentence
Daily ascending the companion-ladder to the main-deck aft, she gradually faded from cognisance forward.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanThe Peasant Revolt compelled Parliament to take cognisance of industrial difficulties.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertAnd now once more I was sufficiently rational to take cognisance of the flight of time.
A Middy of the King | Harry CollingwoodThe authorities had already taken cognisance of their deaths and had drawn up their preliminary report.
Greifenstein | F. Marion CrawfordAbove, on the earth, midday must have sounded—for those who still have cognisance of the sun and the hours.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre Loti
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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