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Recognizance :: Recognizance (n.) A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.

Rota :: Rota (n.) An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members..

Eventuality :: Eventuality (n.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.

Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Recollection; recognition.

Bailpiece :: Bailpiece (n.) A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond..

Object :: Object (v. t.) That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc..

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..

Hear :: Hear (v. t.) To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call..

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..

Animadversion :: Animadversion (n.) Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.

Appellate :: Appellate (a.) Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals..

Crest :: Crest (n.) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4..

Before :: Before (prep.) Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.

Connusance :: Connusance (n.) See Cognizance.

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

Cognoscence :: Cognoscence (n.) Cognizance.

Ken :: Ken (n.) Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge..

Cognizant :: Cognizant (a.) Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).

Jurisdiction :: "Jurisdiction (a.) The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission..

Crown Office :: Crown office () The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases..

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