cognovit
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Etymology
Noun
cognovit (plural cognovits)
- (law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.
Further reading
Cognovit in the 1879 edition of The American Cyclopædia.- Cognovit in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana.
Confession of judgment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “cognovit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Verb
cognōvit
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