Definition:
- (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
- (n.) Recollection; recognition.
- (n.) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies.
- (n.) The hearing a matter judicially.
- (n.) An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
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cognizance vs. familiarity
cognizance vs. recognizance
cognizance vs. noble
cognizance vs. royal
cognizance vs. retainer
body vs. cognizance
cognizance vs. mark
cognizance vs. distinguish
cognizance vs. emblem
cognizance vs. cognoscente
awareness vs. cognizance
badge vs. cognizance
cognizance vs. device
cognizance vs. knowledge