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Cognisor

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COGNISOR, English law. One who passes or acknowledges,a fine of lands or tenements to another, in distinction from the cognisee, to whom the fine of the lands, &c. is acknowledged.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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