They seemed to have no cognizance of the crime. take cognizance of what is happening
Recent Examples on the WebBut since those cruelly oblivious documents took no cognizance of the African people living here, the region remains in a constant cycle of suffering, rebellion and suppression. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 But Democrats, who control both chambers of the legislature, dismissed the idea, saying that the already existing committees of cognizance should look into the various aspects of school construction. Christopher Keating, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2022 According to Deloitte’s Principal & Chief Inclusion Officer Dr. Terri Cooper, leadership traits to strive for are: commitment, courage, cognizance of bias, curiosity, cultural intelligence and collaboration. Julia Wuench, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Though there wasn't exactly an apology in Moreno's statement, the tweets do include her cognizance of the Afro-Latinx community's valid feelings on the matter at hand. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 17 June 2021 And equity is, essentially, the cognizance of every individual’s uniqueness and needs by promoting justice and impartiality within the practices, processes and systematic distribution of resources. Madhukar Govindaraju, Forbes, 1 June 2021 The Defense Department announced the establishment of a UFO task force in August, saying the group would be led by the Navy under the cognizance of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2021 Morrison is the first pop artist to show cognizance of COVID reality. Armond White, National Review, 2 Dec. 2020 Still, an inchoate anxiety lurked behind the mania, a fleeting cognizance that for all their demands of more, nothing could ever match this. Elaina Plott, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cognisaunce, latinization (after cognōscere and its derivatives) of conissaunce, conoisance "knowledge, understanding, distinguishing mark (as on a shield)," borrowed from Anglo-French conoisance, conisance, from conisant, conoissant "aware, mindful" (from present participle of conoistre "to know, be aware of," going back to Latin cognōscere "to get to know, acquire knowledge of") + -ance-ance — more at cognition