cognovit noun.
[kɒg'nǝʊvɪt] E18.[Latin
cognovit (actionem) he has acknowledged (the action).]
Law (now
Hist.). In full
cognovit actionem [aktɪ'ǝʊnɛm]. A defendant's acknowledgement that the plaintiff's cause is just; an acknowledgement of a debt.
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