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I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.
Michael Mullen

Meaning of "cognizance" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COGNIZANCE

From Old French conoissance, from conoistre to know, from Latin cognōscere to learn.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COGNIZANCE

cognizance  [ˈkɒɡnɪzəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COGNIZANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cognizance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COGNIZANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cognizance in the English dictionary

The first definition of cognizance in the dictionary is knowledge; acknowledgment. Other definition of cognizance is the range or scope of knowledge or perception. Cognizance is also the right of a court to hear and determine a cause or matter.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COGNIZANCE


chevisance
ˈtʃɛvɪzəns
cognisance
ˈkɒɡnɪzəns
complaisance
kəmˈpleɪzəns
defeasance
dɪˈfiːzəns
incognisance
ɪnˈkɒɡnɪzəns
incognizance
ɪnˈkɒɡnɪzəns
malfeasance
mælˈfiːzəns
misfeasance
mɪsˈfiːzəns
multipresence
ˌmʌltɪˈprɛzəns
nonfeasance
ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns
omnipresence
ˈɒmnɪˈprɛzəns
pleasance
ˈplɛzəns
Pleasence
ˈplɛzəns
presence
ˈprɛzəns
recognisance
rɪˈkɒɡnɪzəns
recognizance
rɪˈkɒɡnɪzəns
recusance
ˈrɛkjʊˌzəns
suffisance
ˈsʌfɪzəns
telepresence
ˈtɛlɪˌprɛzəns
usance
ˈjuːzəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COGNIZANCE

cognition
cognitional
cognitive
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
cognitive dissonance
cognitive ethology
cognitive map
cognitive meaning
cognitive psychology
cognitive radio
cognitive science
cognitive therapy
cognitively
cognitivism
cognitivity
cognizable
cognizably
cognizant
cognize
cognizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE COGNIZANCE

advance
appearance
assistance
balance
chance
compliance
dance
distance
enhance
finance
France
imbalance
importance
insurance
maintenance
on the chance
Penzance
performance
relevance
romance

Synonyms and antonyms of cognizance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COGNIZANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cognizance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cognizance

Translation of «cognizance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COGNIZANCE

Find out the translation of cognizance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cognizance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cognizance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

认定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conocimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

cognizance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संज्ञान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

узнавание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conhecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্ঞান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

connaissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesedaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erkenntnis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

認識
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인식 범위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cognizance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nhận định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவினை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दखल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

idrak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conoscenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poznanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

впізнавання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cunoștință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γνώση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kennis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kännedom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etterretning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cognizance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COGNIZANCE»

The term «cognizance» is very widely used and occupies the 22.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COGNIZANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cognizance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cognizance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cognizance

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3 QUOTES WITH «COGNIZANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cognizance.
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Mary Hunter Austin
Probably we never fully credit the interdependence of wild creatures, and their cognizance of the affairs of their own kind.
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Vanna Bonta
Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? cognizance is our crest.
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Michael Mullen
I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COGNIZANCE»

Discover the use of cognizance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cognizance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on ...
Is. SELF-COGNIZANCE. A. Continuum? In 1871, Darwin [18] asserted that 'the difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind'. By contrast, Hauser [7] recently suggested that ...
Marc Bekoff, 2005
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Reports of the Cases Argued and Adjudged in the King's ...
reason of any thing in that cognizance alledged, ought not to acknowledge the taking of the said cattle in the said place, in which, &c. because he says, that the said cognizance, and the matters therein contained, are not sufficient in law for the ...
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, George Wilson, 1799
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Dishonour of Cheques: Liability-Civil & Criminal
which would accrue to the accused, would get endangered. In the absence of such circumstances before taking cognizance, the acts of the Court, which are purely administrative in nature, could not be questioned or challenged by the accused ...
S.N. Gupta
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Universal's Master Guide to Judicial Service Examination
the other hand, if he applies his mind for the purpose of ordering investigation under Section 156(3) he cannot be said to have taken cognizance of the offence. A Magistrate who on receipt of a complaint orders an investigation under Section  ...
Gaurac Mehta
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A Treatise on Pleading, and Parties to Actions: With Second ...
REPLEVIN, Declarations, in K. B. or C. P. 843 . in the county court, 845 Avowries, Recognizances to declarations in, • In general, non'cepit) 1042 commencement of an avowry, ib. commencement of a cognizance, ib. commencement of an ...
Joseph Chitty, Henry Greening, John A. Dunlap, 1866
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Objectification and (De)Humanization: 60th Nebraska ...
This pattern might reflect a potential recursive relation between cognizance and reporting of discrimination experiences. Thus, exposure to dehumanization manifested as discrimination may promote internalization, and to a stronger and more ...
Sarah J. Gervais, 2013
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Code of Criminal Procedure
EXAMINATION OF COMPLAINT Section 200 of the Cr PC, 1973 provides for the examination of the complaint when the same has been lodged and the Magistrate has taken cognizance. This section provides that a Magistrate taking ...
Abhinav Prakash, American Law Institute, 2007
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Some Aspects of Criminal Law
An order under Section 202 directing investigation by the police can be passed only in cases in which cognizance of an offence has been taken on the basis of a complaint and such investigation can be directed in connection with all offences,  ...
K. K. Dutta, 1998
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Buddhavacana: A Pali Reader
Cognizance does not constitute a self. If cognizance constituted a self, then it would not give us trouble, and it would be possible to manipulate cognizance by making determinations such as, let my cognizance be this way, let my cognizance ...
Glenn Wallis, 2010
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
... requesting me to place the slave schooner, " Flnr de Loanda" at the disposal of the Imperial Government, since the British and Brazilian Mixed Commission Court of this capital had declared itself incompetent to take cognizance of the case.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COGNIZANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cognizance is used in the context of the following news items.
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No dedicated court for POCSO cases | Delhi NYOOOZ
Sections 35 of the Act makes it mandatory for a special POCSO court to record evidence of child victims within 30 days of taking cognizance ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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ECOWAS Court Judges call for reforms
Judges of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice have called for the amendment of the Court's Rules of Procedure to take cognizance of its ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
3
Cong puts HC under lens, wants SC vigil
The AICC general secretary argued that the high court monitoring the probe should have taken cognizance of the deaths. "High court did not ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
NHRC seeks report on Rims infant death case
Taking suo moto cognizance based on newspaper reports, the premier body served notices to principal health secretary K Vidyasagar and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Welcome to Modistan
A Delhi court has taken cognizance of a complaint against her. Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde, with ... «Arab News, Jul 15»
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Government asked to disband Mysuru CWC panel
A magistrate court took cognizance of it and sent the girl to Girls' Home," he said. Former CWC member L Parashuram said that CWC's ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Why Did High School Students In Manvi Lock Their Classrooms On …
India took cognizance of its responsibility to educate its children with the Right to Education Act in 2009. However, its implementation has been ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
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Maha report on W Ghats still pending; min misses meeting
Taking cognizance of the delay, a meeting was called by the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change on Tuesday, with the ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
9
Sack minister in cheque bounce case: BJP
... Shettar said one Anjana A Shanthaveer has formally filed a complaint before the magistrate court which took cognizance of the case. Besides ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Tour de France round-up: Troops to guard level crossings, plus …
... unanimously the board of directors of MPCC take cognizance of this decision and temporarily suspend Team Astana of its movement, waiting ... «road.cc, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cognizance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cognizance>. Apr 2024 ».
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