cognovit
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cognovit (plural cognovits)
- (law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.
Further reading edit
- Cognovit in the 1879 edition of The American Cyclopædia.
- Cognovit in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana.
- Confession of judgment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “cognovit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Verb edit
cognōvit