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Meanings of cognisance in English

Portuguese
consciência
Catalan
consciència
Spanish
conocimiento
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Having knowledge of.

consciência
Usage of cognisance in English
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Naturally the Church had cognisance of all cases of sacrilege and heresy.
The Church and the Empire / Being an Outline of the History of t...
2
GM took cognisance of this and made the third-generation vehicle much smaller.
The South African
3
The situation has now changed and the Government must take cognisance of that.
The Irish Times
4
His Majesty had cognisance of it, and forbade the publication of the names.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 6
5
His Excellency had deigned to take cognisance of it with his own eyes.
Gaspar Ruiz
6
Mr. Harry did not take very accurate cognisance of the sermon.
The Virginians
7
Of these I do not for my immediate purpose propose to take cognisance.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919
8
She learned how important were things of which Halsted Street took no cognisance.
Cheerful—By Request
9
He was eaten up by anxiety, and so took no cognisance of time.
The Man in the Twilight
10
Remember no sparrow falls to the ground without the cognisance of its Creator!
The Spinners
11
The supreme court could have taken cognisance of this case.
Reuters
12
This tribunal took cognisance of crimes nominally of two classes.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80
13
His court took cognisance of offences against the religion of the state.)
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1
14
Indeed, as men whose understanding are subject to error have direct cognisance of Brahma.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
15
After a moment he took cognisance of the crunch of her snow-shoes behind him.
The Silent Places
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They are like pebbles in his head-withoutcognisance or expression.
The Secret Power
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