Cognati

In civil law. Collateral heirs through females; relations in the line of the mother. 2 Bl. Comm. 235. The term is not used in the civil law as it now prevails in France. In the common law it has no technical sense; but as a word of discourse in English it signifies, generally, allied by blood, related in origin, of the same family.

Lat.

In the civll law. Cognates ; relations by the mother's side. 2 Bl. Comm. 235. Relations in the line of the mother. Hale, Com. Law, c. xi. Relations by or through females.

Z.

In the civil law. Cognates; relations relations generally, properly, by blood; persons

Lat. In thecivillaw. Cognates relations by the mother’s side. 2 Bl. Comm. 235. Relations in the line of the mother, Hale, Com. Law, c. xi. Relations by or through females.

See Natus, Cognati. ■ COGNIZANCE.2 i. Recognition; ackno Tvledgment. When a defendant in replevin justifies a distress of goods in another's right as his bailift or servant, he is said to make cognizance; that is, he acknowledges the taking, but insists that it was legal.= Compare Avowbt; Recognizance. 2. Judicial recognition; judicial power; jurisdiction. A word of the largest import, embracing all power, authority, and jurisdiction: as in the provision that a particular court shall have full cognizance of capital crimes.* COGrNOVrr. L. Hb has confessed or acknowledged it. Cognovit actionem. He has confessed the action. Sometimes called a cognovit. An acknowledgment by a defendant that an action brought against him is rightly brought, and that the sum named is due to the plaintiff.'' An unsealed confession of judgment given to the plaintiff after suit is brought. A warrant of attorney is imder seal and given before suit is entered." See Attorney, Warrant of.

/. Cognates; relations on the mother's side.

Lat.

In the civil law. Cognates; relations by the mother's side. 2 Bl. Com. 236. Relations by, or through females; (qui per foeminini sexus personas cognatione junguntur.) Inst. 1. 16. 1. Id. 3, 6. A man's cognates are his mother, grandmother, (mother's mother,) mother's brother, mother's sister, sister's son, &c. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 137, note. Relations generally; properly, by blood; persons of the same blood; (from con, together, and nati, born;) as though born together, (Gr. syngeneis,) or sprung from the same source. Dig. 38. 10. 4. 1. Id. 38. 10. 10. 1.