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Definition of Cognovits
1. cognovit [n] - See also: cognovit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cognovits
Literary usage of Cognovits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of the Domestic Relations: Embracing Husband and Wife by James Schouler (1895)
"Same Subject; Letters of Attorney; cognovits, &c. — So a power of attorney to
authorize another to receive seisin of land for an infant, ..."
2. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1896)
"... cognovits.—Entry of judgment is sometimes made dependent on certain conditions
mentioned in the cognovit, as that no judgment shall be entered unless ..."
3. The New Practice of Attornies in the Courts of Law at Westminster: With by John Frederick Archbold (1844)
"cognovits and Warrants of Attorney. Cognovit.] A cognovit is a confession of an
action in writing, with or without terms or conditions annexed to it. ..."
4. Selwyn's Abridgement of the Law of Nisi Prius by William Selwyn (1861)
"The above section refers to warrants, cognovits, and judges' orders given for
... With respect, however, to warrants of attorney and cognovits generally, ..."
5. The Irish Jurist (1850)
"cognovits are known in this country, though not in general use, and are mentioned
in 3 & 4 ... 1 II, pleas of confession and cognovits are both mentioned, ..."
6. The Legal Observer, Digest, and Journal of Jurisprudence (1849)
"WARRANTS OF ATTORNEY, cognovits, AND JUDGES' ORDERS. THE Act 12 & 13 Viet. c.
106, came into operation on the 12th instant, and we presume that no apology ..."
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