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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

(Law)

One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged.

Blackstone.

Noun.

In law, one to whom a fine is acknowledged, or the plaintiff in an action for the assurance of land by fine.

cognizee ‎(plural cognizees)

(law) One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged.
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