Cognisance (Noun)
Meaning
Having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The judge took cognisance of the defendant'shistory of dishonesty throughout the trial.
- Her lack of cognisance about the project's financial struggles put the entire team at risk.
- The company's board took no cognisance of the complaints received by the customer service department.
- The new CEO took cognisance of the staff's dissatisfaction with working conditions and initiated change.
- By his sudden actions, it was clear that he had finally taken cognisance of the poor state of the company.