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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Conusance

Hist. 1. Cognizance; jurisdiction. ( The word conusance is actually an archaic form of cognizance. See COGNIZANCE (1); CLAIM OF COGNIZANCE. 2. JUDICIAL NOTICE. 3. An acknowledgment (of a debt, act, or opposing claim). ( Examples of conusance include an acknowledgment in replevin that the defendant took the sued-for goods, or an acknowledgment in a land transfer (by fine) that the grantee is entitled to the land. See FINE (1).

claim of conusance

See CLAIM OF COGNIZANCE.