Conusant

/ˈkɒnjuːzənt/ noun

Definition

A person who makes a legal acknowledgment; someone who formally recognizes or admits to knowing something in a court of law.

Etymology

From the Old French 'conusant,' the present participle of 'conustre,' meaning 'to acknowledge.' It entered Middle English legal vocabulary and refers specifically to the person making the acknowledgment rather than the act itself.

Kelly Says

Medieval courts needed this word to distinguish who was doing the acknowledging—the conusant—because in feudal legal systems, having the right person admit knowledge could mean the difference between owing taxes or owing nothing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ
wus-t
ARالعربية
واعي
wa'i
BNবাংলা
জ্ঞানসম্পন্ন
jnyaan-sam-ponn
CACatalà
conscient
kon-sje-ent
CSČeština
vědomý
ve-do-mee
DADansk
bevidst
be-vidst
DEDeutsch
bewusst
be-vuss-t
ELΕλληνικά
επίγνωση
e-pee-gno-see
ESEspañol
consciente
kon-sjen-te
FAفارسی
آگاه
a-gah
FISuomi
tietoinen
tie-toi-nen
FRFrançais
conscient
kon-sye-ɑ̃
GUGU
જાણે
ja-ne
HAHA
sanin
sa-nin
HEעברית
واعי
va'i
HIहिन्दी
जागरूक
ja-agar-uk
HUMagyar
tudatos
too-da-tohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
sadar
sa-dar
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
consapevole
kon-sa-po-vo-le
JA日本語
意識的
ishi-teki
KKKK
білімді
bi-lim-di
KMKM
បានស្គាល់
ba-an-s-ka-l
KO한국어
의식적인
ui-sik-jeok-in
MRMR
जागृत
ja-ag-rut
MSBahasa Melayu
sedar
se-dar
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်
seet
NLNederlands
bewust
bew-ust
NONorsk
medviten
med-vee-ten
PAPA
ਜਾਗਰੂਕ
ja-agar-uk
PLPolski
świadomy
svee-do-mee
PTPortuguês
consciente
kon-sjen-te
RORomână
conștient
kon-stie-ent
RUРусский
сознательный
soznatel'nyy
SVSvenska
medveten
med-ve-ten
SWKiswahili
mwenye fahamu
mwen-ye fa-ha-mu
TAதமிழ்
சக்தி
sakthi
TEతెలుగు
జ్ఞానం
jnyaanam
THไทย
ตระหนัก
dta-nun
TLTL
nakikilala
na-ki-ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
farkında
far-kin-da
UKУкраїнська
свідомий
svee-do-moy
URاردو
آگاہ
a-gah
VITiếng Việt
ngộ nhận
ngoh-nhan
YOYO
ọ̀mọ́
o-mo
ZH中文
有意识的
yǒu yìshí de
ZUZU
ucabanga
u-ca-ban-ga

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