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to ones knowledge

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knowl⋅edge

  [nol-ij]
Use to ones knowledge in a Sentence
–noun
1. acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
2. familiarity or conversance, as with a particular subject or branch of learning: A knowledge of accounting was necessary for the job.
3. acquaintance or familiarity gained by sight, experience, or report: a knowledge of human nature.
4. the fact or state of knowing; the perception of fact or truth; clear and certain mental apprehension.
5. awareness, as of a fact or circumstance: He had knowledge of her good fortune.
6. something that is or may be known; information: He sought knowledge of her activities.
7. the body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time.
8. the sum of what is known: Knowledge of the true situation is limited.
9. Archaic. sexual intercourse. Compare carnal knowledge.
–adjective
10. creating, involving, using, or disseminating special knowledge or information: A computer expert can always find a good job in the knowledge industry.
—Idiom
11. to one's knowledge, according to the information available to one: To my knowledge he hasn't been here before.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME knouleche, equiv. to know(en) to know 1 + -leche, perh. akin to OE -lāc suffix denoting action or practice, c. ON (-)leikr; cf. wedlock

Related forms:
know⋅ledge⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See information. 4. understanding, discernment, comprehension; erudition, scholarship.
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Word Origin & History

knowledge 
M.E. cnawlece. For first element see know. Second element obscure, perhaps cognate with the -lock "action, process," found in wedlock.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: know·ledge
Function: noun
1 a : awareness or understanding esp. of an act, a fact, or the truth : ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE 1 in this entry b : awareness that a fact or circumstance probably exists; broadly : CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE in this entry —see also SCIENTER, WILLFUL BLINDNESS
NOTE: Knowledge fundamentally differs from intent in being grounded in awareness rather than purpose.
ac·tu·al knowledge
1 : direct and clear awareness (as of a fact or condition) actual knowledge that the name and account number referred to different persons>
2 : awareness of such information as would cause a reasonable person to inquire further; specifically : such awareness considered as a timely and sufficient substitute for actual notice (as of a work-related injury or of a bankruptcy proceeding) actual knowledge within 90 days>
con·struc·tive knowledge
: knowledge (as of a condition or fact) that one using ordinary care or diligence would possess constructive knowledge of the presence of narcotics on his property>
per·son·al knowledge
: direct knowledge of a matter or of the truth or falsity of an allegation personal knowledge of the matter —Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 602>
su·pe·ri·or knowledge
: knowledge greater than that possessed by another; especially : awareness of a condition or fact that affects another who was not aware of it superior knowledge of the hazard> <superior knowledge of a factor in the performance of a contract>
2 : the range of one's information, understanding, or expertise knowledge>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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