judicial cognizance

  • 1judicial cognizance — Judicial notice, or knowledge upon which a judge is bound to act without having it proved in evidence. See judicial notice …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 2judicial cognizance — Judicial notice, or knowledge upon which a judge is bound to act without having it proved in evidence. See judicial notice …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3judicial cognizance — information that comes to a judge outside of the framework of a trial …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4cognizance — /ko(g)nazans/ Jurisdiction, or the exercise of jurisdiction, or power to try and determine causes; judicial examination of a matter, or power and authority to make it. Judicial notice or knowledge; the judicial hearing of a cause; acknowledgment; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5cognizance — /ko(g)nazans/ Jurisdiction, or the exercise of jurisdiction, or power to try and determine causes; judicial examination of a matter, or power and authority to make it. Judicial notice or knowledge; the judicial hearing of a cause; acknowledgment; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6cognizance — cog·ni·zance / käg nə zəns/ n [Old French connoissance right to acknowledge and adjudicate issues, literally, knowledge, acquaintance, from connoistre to be acquainted with]: jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7Cognizance — may refer to: Cognizance, a heraldic badge, emblem or device formerly worn by retainers of a royal or noble house Cognizance, the action of taking judicial notice Cognizance (festival), the annual technical festival of Indian Institute of… …

    Wikipedia

  • 8cognizance — /kog neuh zeuhns, kon euh /, n. 1. awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark. 2. Law. a. judicial notice as taken by a court in dealing with a cause. b. the right of taking… …

    Universalium

  • 9cognizance — cog•ni•zance [[t]ˈkɒg nə zəns, ˈkɒn ə [/t]] n. 1) awareness or realization; notice: to take cognizance of a slighting remark[/ex] 2) law a) judicial notice as taken by a court in dealing with a cause b) the right of taking jurisdiction, as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10cognizance — or cognisance kɒ(g)nɪz(ə)ns noun 1》 formal knowledge or awareness.     ↘Law the action of taking judicial notice. 2》 Heraldry a distinctive device or mark, especially as formerly worn by retainers of a noble house. Phrases take cognizance of… …

    English new terms dictionary