Definition of cognizance

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Cognizance (n.) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies..

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Eventuality :: Eventuality (n.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.
Before :: Before (prep.) Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
Device :: Device (n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance..
Estreat :: Estreat (v. t.) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; -- said of a forfeited recognizance..
Feel :: Feel (v. t.) To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of.
Recognizance :: Recognizance (n.) An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal..
Animadversion :: Animadversion (n.) Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.
Badge :: Badge (n.) A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman..
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done.
Recognizor :: Recognizor (n.) One who enters into a recognizance.
Knowledge :: Knowledge (v. i.) The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition..
Ken :: Ken (n.) Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge..
Bailpiece :: Bailpiece (n.) A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond..
Competency :: Competency (n.) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court..
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
Discern :: Discern (v. i.) To make cognizance.
Recognizee :: Recognizee (n.) The person in whose favor a recognizance is made.
Present :: Present (a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) The hearing a matter judicially.
Cognizant :: Cognizant (a.) Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).
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