cognovit actionem

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 impliedly empowers the plaintiff's attorney to sign judgment and issue execution for its enforcement.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


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 impliedly empowers the plaintiff's attorney to sign judgment and issue execution for its enforcement.

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  • cognovit actionem — /kognowvat aekshiyownam/ (He has confessed the action). A defendant s written confession of action against him. It is usually upon condition; is supposed to be given in court; and impliedly authorizes plaintiffs attorney to sign judgment and… …   Black's law dictionary

  • cognovit actionem — /kognowvat aekshiyownam/ (He has confessed the action). A defendant s written confession of action against him. It is usually upon condition; is supposed to be given in court; and impliedly authorizes plaintiffs attorney to sign judgment and… …   Black's law dictionary

  • cognovit actionem — Confession of judgment after service of process; instead of entering a plea, acknowledging and Confessing that the plaintiff s cause of action is just and right. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 156 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Cognovit actionem relicta verificatione — The defendant s abandonment of his defense or plea which he has interposed in the action. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 156 …   Ballentine's 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

  • cognovit — See cognovit actionem; cognovit note …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

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