Definitions for cognovits

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cognovits cog·no·vit

Spelling: [kog-noh-vit]

IPA: /kɒgˈnoʊ vɪt/

Cognovits is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 292 anagrams from letters in cognovits (cginoostv).

Definitions for cognovits

noun

1. Law. an acknowledgment or confession by a defendant that the plaintiff's cause, or part of it, is just, wherefore the defendant, to save expense, permits judgment to be entered without trial.
2. Law. an acknowledgment or confession by a defendant that the plaintiff's cause, or part of it, is just, wherefore the defendant, to save expense, permits judgment to be entered without trial.

Origin of cognovits

1755-65; Latin: 3rd person singular perfect of cognōscere to recognize; see cognizance

Examples for cognovits

Now to the superficial this seemed to be evaded by the art of the firm in “getting the cognovit out of her.”

“The wording of the cognovit”—one could speculate on that without seeing it.

The matter, as we know, was compromised with Dodson and Fogg, so there was no need to scrutinize the cognovit.

His great charge was that they had got a cognovit, or undertaking to pay their costs out of Mrs. Bardell—their own client!

Dodson and Fogg,” replied the man; “execution on cognovit for costs.