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Webster 1913 Edition
Cognovit
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Cog-no′vit
,Noun.
[L., he has acknowledged.]
(Law)
An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff’s demand to be just.
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Definition 2024
cognovit
cognovit
English
Noun
cognovit (plural cognovits)
- (law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.
External links
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Cognovit in the 1879 edition of The American Cyclopædia. - Cognovit in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana.
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Confession of judgment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia