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Definition of Precognition

1. Noun. Knowledge of an event before it occurs.

Definition of Precognition

1. n. Previous cognition.

Definition of Precognition

1. Noun. (parapsychology) The ability to foresee the future. ¹

2. Noun. (parapsychology) Knowledge of an event that is to occur in the future. ¹

3. Noun. (Scotland) The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Precognition

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Precognition

Literary usage of Precognition

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"The precognition should always have an index annexed. XII. ... So soon as the precognition is completed, it ought forthwith to be sent to the crown-agent ..."

2. A Summary of the Powers and Duties of a Justice of the Peace in Scotland: In by George Tait (1821)
"Application for Citation of Witnesses in a precognition. The petitioner craves that your Honours may grant warrant for citing witnesses, in order to be ..."

3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He wondered if he was catching Bradley's precognition, and if that meant that Bradley was dead now. ..."

4. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1852)
"K« doubt the examination itself cannot be put into the r: - cess of count and reckoning; but, as the Sheriff say-, the creditor may, by this precognition on ..."

5. Scottish Law Magazine and Sheriff Court Reporter by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1859)
"The averments made without such preparation, are from the one-sided and exaggerated statements of the clients, and when tested by precognition or proof, ..."

6. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1877)
"Ans. I mean I had a precognition of the Sheriff-Officer. ... The precognition was given to me either by Mr. Eoss, the Joint Fiscal, or by my clerk. ..."

7. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"The precognition should always have an index annexed. XII. ... So soon as the precognition is completed, it ought forthwith to be sent to the crown-agent ..."

8. A Summary of the Powers and Duties of a Justice of the Peace in Scotland: In by George Tait (1821)
"Application for Citation of Witnesses in a precognition. The petitioner craves that your Honours may grant warrant for citing witnesses, in order to be ..."

9. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He wondered if he was catching Bradley's precognition, and if that meant that Bradley was dead now. ..."

10. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1852)
"K« doubt the examination itself cannot be put into the r: - cess of count and reckoning; but, as the Sheriff say-, the creditor may, by this precognition on ..."

11. Scottish Law Magazine and Sheriff Court Reporter by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1859)
"The averments made without such preparation, are from the one-sided and exaggerated statements of the clients, and when tested by precognition or proof, ..."

12. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1877)
"Ans. I mean I had a precognition of the Sheriff-Officer. ... The precognition was given to me either by Mr. Eoss, the Joint Fiscal, or by my clerk. ..."

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