COGNOVIT JUDGMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cognovit judgment mean? 

• COGNOVIT JUDGMENT (noun)
  The noun COGNOVIT JUDGMENT has 1 sense:

1. a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings

  Familiarity information: COGNOVIT JUDGMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COGNOVIT JUDGMENT (noun)

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Meaning:

A judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cognovit judgement; cognovit judgment; confession of judgement; confession of judgment

Hypernyms ("cognovit judgment" is a kind of...):

judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)