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Cognizee

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The party to whom a fine was levied. 2 Bl. Comm. 351.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One to whom a fine was levied.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The party to whom a fine was levied. 2 Bl. Comm. 351.

Defined under Cognizance in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

conusee. The party to whom a fine was levied.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The party to whoma fine was levied, 2 Bl. Comm. 351.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Conusee. [L. Lat. cognizatus.] The party to whom a fine was levied. 2 Bl. Com. 351. The party plaintiff in the proceedings, to whom the other party's acknowledgment of his right to the land in question was made.