Cognation

civil law, signigenerally the kindred which exbetween two persons, who are by ties of blood or family, or Cognation is of three kinds; civil, or mixed. Natural kindred of those who owe their origin to an illicit connexion, either in relation to their ascendants or collaterals. Civil cognation is that which alone from the ties of famiaii ies, as the kindred between the adopted father and the adopted child. Mixed cognation is that which unites at the same time the tics of blood and family, as that which exists between brothers, the issue of the same lawful marriage. -Inst. 3,6; Dig. 38, 10.