See Also: bemoan(dictionary)
bemoan(dictionary)

cognovit (iou) and bemoan (iou)


cognovit (iou)



cognovit noun. E18.
[Latin cognovit (actionem) he has acknowledged (the action).]
Law (now Hist.). In full cognovit actionem . A defendant's acknowledgement that the plaintiff's cause is just; an acknowledgement of a Debt.

bemoan (iou)



bemoan verb trans. & intrans.

Lament; weep or express sorrow (for or over); refl. bewail one's lot.
Bible (AV): Job 42:11 They bemoned him, and comforted him. Bacon Politique persons..are euer bemoaning themselves, what a Life they lead. C. Lamb I do not know whether I ought to bemoan or rejoice that my old friend is departed. J. M. Barrie Foreign words in the text annoyed her and made her bemoan her want of a classical Education.