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‖ cognovit Law.|kɒgˈnəʊvɪt|
[in full, cognovit actionem (Lat.) ‘he has acknowledged the action’.]
An acknowledgement by a defendant that the plaintiff's cause is just; in which case the defendant, to save expense, suffers judgement to be entered against him without trial.
1762Jacob Law Dict. s.v. 1823New Monthly Mag. IX. 443/2 The poor tailor..has lost his time, his cognovit, and his character. 1837Dickens Pickw. xlvi, You gave them a cognovit for the amount of your costs after the trial. 1869Act 32 & 33 Vict. c. 62 §26 Where in an action a warrant of attorney to confess judgment or a cognovit actionem is given. |