Cognovit
[kɔg'nәuvit]
Definition
(n.) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.
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Definition
n. (law) an acknowledgment by the defendant in an action that the plaintiff's cause is just.
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Examples
- You gave them a _cognovit _for the amount of your costs, after the trial, I'm told! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dodson and Fogg,' replied the man; 'execution on _cognovit _for costs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It seems they got a cognovit out of her, for the amount of 'em, directly after the trial. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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