Cognizance

Word COGNIZANCE
Character 10
Hyphenation cog ni zance
Pronunciations /ˈkɒɡnɪzəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Cognizance"

What do we mean by cognizance?

Conscious knowledge or recognition; awareness. noun

The range of what one can know or understand. noun

Observance; notice. noun

Acknowledgment, recognition, or jurisdiction; the assumption of jurisdiction in a case. noun

A crest or badge worn to distinguish the bearer. noun

Knowledge or notice; perception; observation: now chiefly in the phrase take cognizance. noun

In law: The exercise of jurisdiction; a taking of authoritative notice, as of a cause. noun

Acknowledgment; admission, as a plea admitting the fact alleged in the declaration; a fine sur conusance de droit. noun

A plea in replevin, that defendant holds the goods in the right of another as his bailiff or servant. See avowry. noun

Any badge borne to facilitate recognition. noun

In heraldry, the armorial surcoat, or the crest, when worn, as being the only means by which a man in complete armor could be recognized. noun

Also spelled cognisance. noun

Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation. noun

Recollection; recognition. noun

Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies. noun

The hearing a matter judicially. noun

An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done. noun

A form of defense in the action of replevin, by which the defendant insists that the goods were lawfully taken, as a distress, by defendant, acting as servant for another. noun

The distinguishing mark worn by an armed knight, usually upon the helmet, and by his retainers and followers: Hence, in general, a badge worn by a retainer or dependent, to indicate the person or party to which he belonged; a token by which a thing may be known. noun

An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.

Notice or awareness.

Jurisdiction.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cognizance

The word "cognizance" in example sentences

Clearly, under the law, the agency that has cognizance is the NBDB. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, we have here much the same management of Paul's case as we had in the foregoing chapter; cognizance is here taken of it, I. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The first who came under his cognizance was a poor fellow just freed of a fever, which bad weakened him so much that he could hardly stand. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Gnosis expresses the idea of cognizance by intuition, 771-m. ❋ Albert Pike (1850)

It is also the number of the _gnosis_, a word adopted in lieu of _Science_, and expressing only the idea of cognizance by intuition. ❋ Albert Pike (1850)

But I tell you those that will do so, and that will not make restitution when they have done wrong, or taken away their neighbor's goods, they are not in the livery of Christ, they are not his servants; let them go as they will in this world, yet for all that they are foul and filthy enough before God; they stink before His face; and therefore they shall be cast from His presence into everlasting fire; this shall be all their good cheer that they shall have, because they have not the livery of Christ, nor His cognizance, which is love. ❋ Grenville Kleiser (1910)

The lesson is that the government's jurisdiction ("cognizance") over the church is limited, as civil government is without authority to actively support (or interfere with internal matters of) organized religion, all to the mutual benefit of church and state. ❋ Mary L. Dudziak (2008)

"Foi!" said Mr. Latz, by way of -- somewhat unduly perhaps -- expressing his own kind of cognizance of the scented trail. ❋ Various (1915)

Any kind of cognizance of an indescribable excess in the joy of the bath, any kind of ardour or thirst which perpetually impels the soul out of night into the morning, and out of gloom, out of "affliction" into clearness, brightness, depth, and refinement: -- just as much as such a tendency DISTINGUISHES -- it is a noble tendency -- it also ❋ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1872)

And from the direct cognizance of that Oneness, we endeavor to align and develop the many different dimensions of our own being. ❋ Andrew Z. Cohen (2010)

Obviously events over the weekend and yesterday are very serious, and in our view the Security Council should take cognizance of that. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If it did, and the crash occurred again, but they maintained their cognizance of the past that would be cool. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These were matters of “ecclesiastical cognizance, not legal issues for the civil courts and juries.” ❋ Lisa Davis (2011)

In overturning the officer's conviction by a 3 to 1 margin, the appellate court majority found that, "In evaluating the propriety and reasonableness of the actions by the police, we must take cognizance of the realities of urban life in relation to the dangers to which officers are exposed daily, which often require split-second decisions, with life or death consequences." ❋ Sean Gardiner (2011)

For the most part, this "substitution" has taken place outside of the cognizance of the public and, potentially, Congress.9 ❋ David Isenberg (2011)

A gazillionaire software maker warned that ignoring the problem would make matters worse: "If we don't take cognizance of it and try to solve this problem, it can create a chaotic upheaval globally." ❋ Monika Mitchell (2012)

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