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Pronunciation / Transliteration: priz ɑ̃ kɔ̃t
"Le tribunal doit prendre cognizance de cette preuve."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Knowledge, awareness, or notice, especially when taken formally or officially into account.
"The committee agreed to take cognizance of the new environmental reports." - 2
The range of what one can know or understand; jurisdiction or authority to deal with a matter.
"The matter falls outside the cognizance of this particular tribunal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cognizance' originates from the Middle English 'cognisance', derived from the Old French 'cognizance', which in turn comes from the Latin 'cognoscere', meaning 'to know'. The evolution of the word reflects a shift from a general sense of knowledge to a more specific legal context of awareness or acknowledgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cognizance" is said worldwide
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prise en compte
Transliteration: priz ɑ̃ kɔ̃t
"Le tribunal doit prendre cognizance de cette preuve."
Kenntnisnahme
Transliteration: Kɛntnɪsˌnaːmə
"Wir bitten um gefällige Kenntnisnahme dieses Berichts."
presa d'atto
Transliteration: ˈpreza ˈdatto
"È necessaria una presa d'atto della situazione attuale."
conocimiento
Transliteration: konoθiˈmjento
"El juez tomó conocimiento de los nuevos documentos."
conhecimento
Transliteration: ko.ɲe.siˈmẽ.tu
"O comitê tomou conhecimento da petição."
ज्ञान
Transliteration: gyan
"अदालत ने इस मामले का संज्ञान लिया है।"
认知
Transliteration: rènzhī
"委员会将对这一事件予以认知。"
인식
Transliteration: insik
"우리는 이 문제에 대해 인식을 같이해야 한다."
認識
Transliteration: ninshiki
"裁判所はその事実を認識した。"
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