Cognizance
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Cognizance may refer to:
- Cognizance, a heraldic badgeHeraldic badgeA heraldic badge is an emblem or personal device worn as a badge to indicate allegiance to or the property of an individual or family. Medieval forms are usually called a livery badge, and also a cognizance...
, emblem or device formerly worn by retainers of a royal or noble house - Cognizance, the action of taking judicial noticeJudicial noticeJudicial notice is a rule in the law of evidence that allows a fact to be introduced into evidence if the truth of that fact is so notorious or well known that it cannot be refuted. This is done upon the request of the party seeking to have the fact at issue determined by the court...
- Cognizance (festival), the annual technical festival of Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndian Institute of Technology RoorkeeThe Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee , formerly the University of Roorkee, is a public university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India...