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Definitions for Cognizance
[1] awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark.
[2] 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.
[3] the range or scope of knowledge, observation, etc.: Such understanding is beyond his cognizance.
[4] Heraldry . a device by which a person or a person's servants or property can be recognized; badge.
[5] knowledge; acknowledgment
[6] take cognizance of to take notice of; acknowledge, esp officially
[7] the range or scope of knowledge or perception
[8] 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
[9] heraldry a distinguishing badge or bearing
Words related to Cognizance
bearing, notice, perception, observation, cognition, regard, insight, heed, mark, jurisdiction, attention, grasp, recognition, knowledge
Words nearby Cognizance
cognitive radio, cognitive science, cognitive therapy, cognitivism, cognizable, cognizance, cognizant, cognize, cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible
Origin of Cognizance
1250–1300; Middle English conisa(u)nce < Middle French con(o)is(s)ance, equivalent to conois(tre ) to know (< Latin cognōscere; see cognition) + -ance -ance; forms with -g- (< Latin ) from the 16th century
Other words from Cognizance
non·cog·ni·zance , noun
self-cog·ni·zance , noun
Word origin for Cognizance
C14: from Old French conoissance, from conoistre to know, from Latin cognōscere to learn; see cognition
Synonyms for Cognizance
attention, bearing, cognition, grasp, heed, insight, jurisdiction, knowledge, mark, notice, observation, perception, recognition, regard