A court’s acceptance, for purposes of convenience and without requiring a party’s proof, of a well-known and indisputable fact; the court’s power to accept such a fact [the trial court took judicial notice of the fact that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit].Fed. R. Evid. 201. — Also termed judicial cognizance; judicial knowledge. [Cases: Criminal […]
judicial notice 司法认知 指法庭对众所周知的且无争议的事实予以承认和接受，从而免除当事人对该事实的举证责任。可被司法认知的事实范围广泛，如国家法律、国际法、历史事件、地理特征等。法庭可以主动对某一事实予以司法认知，也可以应当事人的申请进行。
司法认知 英语：judicial notice 法语：fait qui n’a pas besoin de preuve formelle 德语：Allgemeinkenntnisse die keines Beweises bedürfen 意大利语：fatti di comune esperienza, fatto notorio 西班牙语：conocimiento judicial (por tratarse de un hecho notorio)
judicial notice. A court’s acceptance, for purposes of convenience and without requiring a party’s proof, of a well-known and indisputable fact; the court’s power to accept such a fact (the trial court took judicial notice of the fact that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit).Fed. R. Evid. 201. — Also termed judicial cognizance; judicial knowledge.