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LETTRE ACQUIESCEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Business and Administrative Documents
- Legal Actions
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cognovit note
1, record 1, English, cognovit%20note
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- judgment note 2, record 1, English, judgment%20note
correct
- judgement note 2, record 1, English, judgement%20note
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extraordinary document by which a debtor authorizes his or her creditor's attorney to enter a confession in court that allows judgment against the debtor. 3, record 1, English, - cognovit%20note
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A creditor may ask the borrower to sign a cognovit note when credit is extended. If the debtor falls into arrears the creditor can obtain a judgment against the person without notification to the debtor. There is usually little the debtor can do to attack the judgment when it is discovered. 3, record 1, English, - cognovit%20note
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Judgment note. A promissory note authorizing an attorney, holder, or clerk of court to appear for the maker of the note and confess, or assent to, a judgment to be entered against the maker due to default in the payment of the amount owed. A judgment note is also called a cognovit note and is invalid in many states. 2, record 1, English, - cognovit%20note
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cognovit [L., he has acknowledged.] (Law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. 3, record 1, English, - cognovit%20note
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
- Actions en justice
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettre d'acquiescement
1, record 1, French, lettre%20d%27acquiescement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ministre acquiesce par écrit à cette demande, en date du 9 septembre 1997. Une copie certifiée conforme de la résolution ainsi qu'une copie de la lettre d'acquiescement ont été produites, en liasse, sous la cote I-1. 1, record 1, French, - lettre%20d%27acquiescement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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