Dictionary - Definition of COGNOVIT


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Cognovit" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1544. (references)

Etymology:Cognovit \Cog*no"vit\, noun. [Latin expression, he has acknowledged.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: COGNOVIT

Domain	Definition
Law	COGNOVIT, contr. leading. 1. A written confession of an action by a defendant, subscribed but not sealed, and authorizing the plaintiff to sign judgment and issue execution, usually for a sum named. 2. It is given after the action is brought to save expense. 3. It differs from a warrant of attorney, which is given before the commencement of any action, and is under seal. A cognovit actionem is an acknowledgment and confession of the plaintiff's cause of action against the defendant to be just and true. Vide 3 Ch. Pr. 664; 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 8299. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Cognovit judgement	A judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cognovit judgment	A judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "COGNOVIT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1544. (references)

Etymology:Cognovit \Cog*no"vit\, noun. [Latin expression, he has acknowledged.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Law	COGNOVIT, contr. leading. 1. A written confession of an action by a defendant, subscribed but not sealed, and authorizing the plaintiff to sign judgment and issue execution, usually for a sum named. 2. It is given after the action is brought to save expense. 3. It differs from a warrant of attorney, which is given before the commencement of any action, and is under seal. A cognovit actionem is an acknowledgment and confession of the plaintiff's cause of action against the defendant to be just and true. Vide 3 Ch. Pr. 664; 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 8299. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top