cognisance
/ˈkɑɡnɪzəns/
noun
- Knowledge, awareness, or notice of something.
- The report brought the problem to the cognisance of the board of directors.
- She had no cognisance of the changes to the schedule until she arrived.
- The manager took cognisance of the employees' concerns about safety.
- The ability to perceive or understand; conscious recognition.
- The child's cognisance of right and wrong develops over time.
- Meditation can increase one's cognisance of internal thoughts and feelings.
- His cognisance of the risks made him proceed with caution.
- In law, the right or power to hear and decide a case; jurisdiction.
- The case falls within the cognisance of the federal court.
- The magistrate has cognisance over minor criminal offenses in this district.
- The court declined to take cognisance of the matter, citing lack of jurisdiction.
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