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Definition of cognizance in English: cognizance(British cognisance) noun ˈkɒ(ɡ)nɪz(ə)nsˈkɑɡnəzəns 1formal mass noun Knowledge or awareness. the Renaissance cognizance of Greece was limited Example sentencesExamples - All of the lofty transcendental concepts that are in the higher worlds are meant to become a part of our experience and cognizance.
- I think some cognisance has to be given to the fact that the guns are silent,’ he concluded.
- The smokers in the room were most appreciative of her cognisance of their plight!
- Smithson's method was a conscious tracking of the development of cognisance of a site, through the intervention of a perceptual framework that attempts to separate and describe that knowledge.
- As you get older, it gets shakier to assume cognizance on points of popular culture, but there are some things that people just should know.
- No cognisance has been taken of the fact that construction traffic also needs to move in the area.
- All the time, distant sirens that would normally be blocked out of cognizance made heads turn and ears prick up.
- They just ground on relentlessly and there seemed to be no cognisance of the fact that there was a terrible dimension to this and that someone was under such stress.
- Taking cognizance of the information, security forces cordoned off the area and started searches.
- The ethics of practice call upon the practitioner to take her or his place in the phenomenal world in full cognisance of the truths of love, oneness and interdependency.
- This is the thing about Grandpa: he flutters between cognizance and an alternate reality.
- The famous statement ‘unity of empty cognizance suffused with awareness’ refers to your own nature, the essence of your mind.
- Strictly speaking, there is no gene for a sucking reflex, let alone for female coyness or Scottish thriftiness or cognizance of the concept of zero.
- I was drifting in and out of consciousness, but in one of my moments of cognisance I awoke to find a doctor leaning over me, checking my pulse.
- Does a military man take into cognizance the fact that it's a day of prayer and we should lighten up?
- He wrote in full cognizance of English history.
- Cognizance of the impact of these experiences on professional development may help the supervisor to be more sensitive to these issues as they arise.
- They generally preclude access to the sort of material that might permit a sense of psychic cognizance as well as an awareness of the expression of subliminal stimulation.
- However, meeting these challenges must also include cognisance of Ireland's older ethnic minorities.
- I think it was at that point, having grown in wisdom and stature and favor with God and men, he had full cognizance of his deity and his mission.
Synonyms awareness, notice, knowledge, consciousness, apprehension, perception, realization, recognition, appreciation - 1.1Law The action of taking judicial notice.
Example sentencesExamples - It is bound, of course, to give cognisance to the fact of the order that is being enforced.
- Any discreet watching brief must take full cognisance of an individual's right to privacy and independence.
- Taking cognisance of the charge-sheet filed by the Delhi police, the magistrate asked them to appear before him on September 8.
- Most international human rights instruments subsequently adopted by the United Nations have a basis in the Universal Declaration and give further definition and cognisance to those rights.
- The law takes no cognisance of carelessness in the abstract.
2Heraldry
A distinctive emblem or badge formerly worn by retainers of a noble house.
Phrases formal Attend to; take account of. the new structure attempted to take cognizance of individual regions' needs Example sentencesExamples - That being so, the church now formally takes cognizance of what they have been doing, and thus of what they are.
- We were certainly unfortunate not to have taken any cognizance of it before hand, otherwise, we would have not been taken aback.
- The employer needs to take cognisance of whether the goods are new, secondhand, manufactured by the employer or transferred at a discounted price.
- Supposing you are currently an important participant in a vital endeavour, you may gain a lot by taking cognisance of what is uttered by those on the sidelines.
- They also took cognisance of the fact that it was a listed building and that any proposal should be sympathetic to its history, architectural character and location.
- The deed of supervision is the key document that the statutory supervisors are obliged to look at and take cognisance of when dealing with operators.
- This interpretation is a mistake because it takes no cognisance of the earlier attempts to make the abuse known.
- The school authorities too were inquiring into the matter when the board took cognisance of the complaint.
- So whether I like it or not, I have to take cognisance of what he concocts in his own little mind.
- This fact has been taken cognisance of by the police too.
Synonyms take into account, take into consideration, bargain for, bargain on, allow for, anticipate, foresee, be prepared for, plan for
Origin Middle English conisance, from Old French conoisance, based on Latin cognoscere 'get to know'. The spelling with g, influenced by Latin, arose in the 15th century and gradually affected the pronunciation. Definition of cognizance in US English: cognizance(British cognisance) nounˈkäɡnəzənsˈkɑɡnəzəns 1formal Knowledge, awareness, or notice. he was deputed to bring the affair to the cognizance of the board Example sentencesExamples - All of the lofty transcendental concepts that are in the higher worlds are meant to become a part of our experience and cognizance.
- He wrote in full cognizance of English history.
- Cognizance of the impact of these experiences on professional development may help the supervisor to be more sensitive to these issues as they arise.
- The ethics of practice call upon the practitioner to take her or his place in the phenomenal world in full cognisance of the truths of love, oneness and interdependency.
- No cognisance has been taken of the fact that construction traffic also needs to move in the area.
- They generally preclude access to the sort of material that might permit a sense of psychic cognizance as well as an awareness of the expression of subliminal stimulation.
- Smithson's method was a conscious tracking of the development of cognisance of a site, through the intervention of a perceptual framework that attempts to separate and describe that knowledge.
- I was drifting in and out of consciousness, but in one of my moments of cognisance I awoke to find a doctor leaning over me, checking my pulse.
- However, meeting these challenges must also include cognisance of Ireland's older ethnic minorities.
- As you get older, it gets shakier to assume cognizance on points of popular culture, but there are some things that people just should know.
- I think it was at that point, having grown in wisdom and stature and favor with God and men, he had full cognizance of his deity and his mission.
- I think some cognisance has to be given to the fact that the guns are silent,’ he concluded.
- All the time, distant sirens that would normally be blocked out of cognizance made heads turn and ears prick up.
- Taking cognizance of the information, security forces cordoned off the area and started searches.
- This is the thing about Grandpa: he flutters between cognizance and an alternate reality.
- They just ground on relentlessly and there seemed to be no cognisance of the fact that there was a terrible dimension to this and that someone was under such stress.
- Strictly speaking, there is no gene for a sucking reflex, let alone for female coyness or Scottish thriftiness or cognizance of the concept of zero.
- The smokers in the room were most appreciative of her cognisance of their plight!
- The famous statement ‘unity of empty cognizance suffused with awareness’ refers to your own nature, the essence of your mind.
- Does a military man take into cognizance the fact that it's a day of prayer and we should lighten up?
Synonyms awareness, notice, knowledge, consciousness, apprehension, perception, realization, recognition, appreciation - 1.1Law The action of taking jurisdiction.
Example sentencesExamples - We, in our argument, have sought to set out some of those factual matters which we would hope are within judicial cognisance.
- The settled opinion here is, that religion is essentially distinct from civil government, and exempt from its cognizance; that a connection between them is injurious to both.
- 1.2Law The action of taking judicial notice (of a fact beyond dispute).
Example sentencesExamples - Taking cognisance of the charge-sheet filed by the Delhi police, the magistrate asked them to appear before him on September 8.
- Most international human rights instruments subsequently adopted by the United Nations have a basis in the Universal Declaration and give further definition and cognisance to those rights.
- The law takes no cognisance of carelessness in the abstract.
- It is bound, of course, to give cognisance to the fact of the order that is being enforced.
- Any discreet watching brief must take full cognisance of an individual's right to privacy and independence.
2Heraldry
A distinctive device or mark, especially an emblem or badge formerly worn by retainers of a noble house.
Phrases formal Attend to; take account of. Example sentencesExamples - So whether I like it or not, I have to take cognisance of what he concocts in his own little mind.
- We were certainly unfortunate not to have taken any cognizance of it before hand, otherwise, we would have not been taken aback.
- This interpretation is a mistake because it takes no cognisance of the earlier attempts to make the abuse known.
- The school authorities too were inquiring into the matter when the board took cognisance of the complaint.
- This fact has been taken cognisance of by the police too.
- The employer needs to take cognisance of whether the goods are new, secondhand, manufactured by the employer or transferred at a discounted price.
- Supposing you are currently an important participant in a vital endeavour, you may gain a lot by taking cognisance of what is uttered by those on the sidelines.
- The deed of supervision is the key document that the statutory supervisors are obliged to look at and take cognisance of when dealing with operators.
- That being so, the church now formally takes cognizance of what they have been doing, and thus of what they are.
- They also took cognisance of the fact that it was a listed building and that any proposal should be sympathetic to its history, architectural character and location.
Synonyms take into account, take into consideration, bargain for, bargain on, allow for, anticipate, foresee, be prepared for, plan for
Origin Middle English conisance, from Old French conoisance, based on Latin cognoscere ‘get to know’. The spelling with g, influenced by Latin, arose in the 15th century and gradually affected the pronunciation. |