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cognovit definition - legal

n

Latin

He has conceded. An acknowledgment of a debt or liability in the form of the debtorÂ’s written consent to a judgment taken against the debtor by the creditor, if a particular event does or does not occur.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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