cognizance

n.

1. Conscious knowledge or recognition; awareness.
2. The range of what one can know or understand.
3. Observance; notice: We will take cognizance of your objections at the proper time.
4. Law. Acknowledgment, recognition, or jurisdiction; the assumption of jurisdiction in a case.
5. Heraldry. A crest or badge worn to distinguish the bearer.

[Middle English conissaunce, from Old French conoissance, from connoistre, to know, from Latin cognōscere, to learn. See cognition.]

noun

1. The condition of being aware: awareness, consciousness, perception, sense. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, espial, heed, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, regard, remark. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

n

Definition: understanding
Antonyms: ignorance, misunderstanding

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The power, authority, and ability of a judge to determine a particular legal matter. A judge's decision to take note of or deal with a cause.

That which is cognizable to a judge is within the scope of his or her jurisdiction. A justice of the peace would not have cognizance of a major criminal matter, for example.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kundskab, kendskab, kompetence

idioms:

• take cognizance of    tage til efterretning

Nederlands (Dutch)
kennisneming, rechtsbevoegdheid, kenteken (wapen)

Français (French)
n. - connaissance, (Psych, Philos) cognition, (Jur) compétence

idioms:

• take cognizance of    prendre connaissance de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kenntnisnahme, (jur.) Zuständigkeit

idioms:

• take cognizance of    Kenntnis nehmen von

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γνώση, επίγνωση, αρμοδιότητα δικαστηρίου, διακριτικό έμβλημα

idioms:

• take cognizance of    λαμβάνω γνώσιν

Italiano (Italian)
conoscenza

idioms:

• take cognizance of    prendere conoscenza di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cognição (f)

idioms:

• take cognizance of    tomar conhecimento de

Русский (Russian)
знание, наблюдение, слушание

idioms:

• take cognizance of    принять во внимание

Español (Spanish)
n. - conocimiento, competencia, incumbencia

idioms:

• take cognizance of    tomar buena nota de, pongo en su conocimiento que...

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kännedom, upptagande till laga behandling (jur.), kännemärke

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
认识, 审理, 认定

idioms:

• take cognizance of    认识到, 承担对...有审理权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 認識, 審理, 認定

idioms:

• take cognizance of    認識到, 承擔對...有審理權

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인식, 감독, 법원 관할권

idioms:

• take cognizance of    심리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 認識, 認識範囲, 監督, 裁判管轄権, 記章

idioms:

• take cognizance of    認める, 審理する, 気づく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علم, ادراك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מודעות, הכרה‬

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