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precognosce, v. Sc. Law.|priːkɒgˈnɒs|
[f. pre- A. 1 + cognosce; cf. L. præcognōscĕre (rare) to foreknow, foresee.]
trans. To make a preliminary examination of (witnesses), in order to enable parties to an action to set up their respective pleas and defences, and particularly in criminal suits to enable the libel to be relevantly stated and maintained: cf. precognition 2.
1753Stewart's Trial 93 The pannel's wife and his children, who, by law, cannot be called as witnesses against him, have been precognosced, or judicially examined, and..their declarations are proposed to be produced in this trial. 1888Daily News 17 July 5/2 Pending the trial of the accused, the Procurator-Fiscal ‘precognosces’ witnesses, and collects all available evidence, which is afterwards formulated in a detailed and printed indictment supplied to counsel, jury, and Court officials. 1901Scotsman 2 Mar. 12/3 He respectfully submitted that the defence had no power to precognosce police officers. |