CONUSANCE

conusance

conusance (kon-y[schwa]-z[schwa]nts). Hist. 1. Cognizance; jurisdiction. • The word conusance is actually an archaic form of cognizance. See COGNIZANCE(1); CLAIM OF COGNIZANCE. 2. JUDICIAL NOTICE. 3. An acknowledgment (of a debt, act, or opposing claim). • Examples of conusance include an acknowledgment in replevin that the defendant took the sued-for goods, or an acknowledgment in […]

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