awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

The guests took cognizance of the snide remark.

Law .

judicial notice as taken by a court in dealing with a cause.

the right of taking jurisdiction, as possessed by a court.

acknowledgment; admission, as a plea admitting the fact alleged in the declaration.

the range or scope of knowledge, observation, etc.

Such understanding is beyond his cognizance.

Heraldry . a device by which a person or a person's servants or property can be recognized; badge.

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consciousness , perception , sense , attention , espial , heed , mark , note , observance , observation , regard , remark , awareness , bearing , cognition , grasp , insight , jurisdiction , knowledge , notice , recognition