cognizance

Definitions

Knowledge, awareness, or notice of something.

The range of what one can know or understand; scope of perception.

Legal jurisdiction or the power to hear and determine a cause.

Examples

The committee took cognizance of the new evidence before reaching a final verdict.

She was fully in cognizance of the risks involved in the mountain climbing expedition.

Synonyms

awareness knowledge consciousness perception realization understanding familiarity

Antonyms

ignorance unawareness oblivion insensibility unconsciousness blindness inattention