judgment by cognovit

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• judgment by cognovit actionem — A judgment rendered, after service of process upon the defendant, upon his acknowledgment and confession that the plaintiff s cause of action is just and rightful. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 156 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• cognovit — noun acknowledged judgment, adjudication, admitted judgment, conceded judgment, confessed judgment, confirmed judgment, decision, declaration, decree, determination, disclosed judgment, finding, legal decision Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …   Law dictionary

• cognovit judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cognovit judgment …   Law dictionary

• cognovit note — see note Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cognovit note n. A pro …   Law dictionary

• cognovit judgment — A written authorization by the debtor to allow the creditor or the creditor s attorney to enter a money judgment against the debtor if the obligation in the promissory note signed by the debtor is not paid when due. (Bernstein s Dictionary of… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• cognovit actionem — (Latin: He has confessed the action.) The written confession made by a defendant admitting the merits of the action brought against him or her by a plaintiff. The confession is usually based upon designated conditions, given in court, and… …   Law dictionary

• cognovit — [käg nō′vit] n. [short for L cognovit actionem, lit., he has acknowledged the action] Law a written acknowledgment of a debt, esp. as contained in a note (cognovit note), by which the debtor authorizes that judgment be entered for the creditor… …   English World dictionary

• cognovit clause — cog·no·vit clause /käg nō vit , kȯg nō wit / n [New Latin cognovit ( actionem ) he/she has acknowledged (the action)]: a clause in an agreement in which one party authorizes the entry of judgment against himself or herself in the event of his or …   Law dictionary

• judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion …   Black's law dictionary

• judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion …   Black's law dictionary

• judgment — noun 1. an opinion formed by judging something (Freq. 19) he was reluctant to make his judgment known she changed her mind • Syn: ↑judgement, ↑mind • Derivationally related forms: ↑judgmental …   Useful english dictionary