ALL meanings of cognovit
cog·no·vit
C c - noun cognovit a defendant's confession that the case against him or her is just 3
- noun cognovit a written acknowledgment of a debt, esp. as contained in a note (cognovit note), by which the debtor authorizes that judgment be entered for the creditor without a trial if the debt is not paid when it becomes due 3
- noun cognovit (legal) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. 1
- noun cognovit Law. an acknowledgment or confession by a defendant that the plaintiff's cause, or part of it, is just, wherefore the defendant, to save expense, permits judgment to be entered without trial. 1
- noun cognovit (law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. 0