Definition
Plural of cognovit, a legal document in which a defendant admits a case against them and gives up their right to fight it in court.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'cognovit' meaning 'he has admitted,' from the verb 'cognoscere' (to know or acknowledge). The term entered English legal vocabulary in the 15th century when English courts adopted Latin procedural language.
Kelly Says
This word shows how Latin never really left English law—lawyers still use 'cognovit' today as a shorthand for when someone essentially says 'you win, I admit it' before trial even happens, which sounds archaic but actually saves huge amounts of time in commercial cases.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት ሰጠ
mik-ni-yat set
ARالعربية
اعترف
i'a-ta-rif
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার
sho-ee-kar
CACatalà
reconegut
re-ko-ne-gut
DADansk
erkendte
er-ken-deh-teh
DEDeutsch
erkannt
er-kannt
ELΕλληνικά
εξέτασε
eg-ze-ta-seh
ESEspañol
reconoció
re-ko-nuh-thee-toh
FAفارسی
تایید کرد
ta'eed kard
FISuomi
tunnusti
tu-nus-tee
FRFrançais
a reconnu
a rek-nuh
GUGU
인정했습니다
injeonghaesseumnida
HIहिन्दी
मान्यता दी
maan-ya-ta dee
HUMagyar
elismerte
el-mi-ser-teh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengakui
men-a-kui
ITItaliano
ha riconosciuto
a re-ko-gno-s-chù-toh
KKKK
қабылдады
qabul-da-dy
KMKM
បានទទួល
ba-an to-t-doo-l
KO한국어
인정했습니다
injeonghaesseumnida
MSBahasa Melayu
mengaku
men-ga-ku
NLNederlands
erkende
er-ken-deh
NONorsk
erkjente
er-kjen-teh
PAPA
인정했습니다
injeonghaesseumnida
PTPortuguês
reconheceu
re-ko-nuh-seh-oo
RORomână
a recunoscut
a re-ko-no-skut
RUРусский
признал
priznal
SVSvenska
erkänd
er-kan-d
SWKiswahili
kukubali
koo-koo-ba-lee
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்புக்கொண்டார்
o-pu-kko-kon-da-ar
TEతెలుగు
인정했습니다
injeonghaesseumnida
TRTürkçe
kabul etti
ka-bul eh-ttee
UKУкраїнська
признав
priznav
URاردو
قبول کیا
qabool ki-ya
VITiếng Việt
đồng ý
dong-y