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Webster 1913 Edition

Precognition

Preˊcog-ni′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
praecognitio
, fr.
praecognoscere
to foreknow. See
Pre-
, and
Cognition
.]
1.
Previous cognition.
Fotherby.
2.
(Scots Law)
A preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution.
Erskine.

Webster 1828 Edition

Precognition

PRECOGNI'TION

,
Noun.
[L. proe, before, and cognitio, knowledge.]
1.
Previous knowledge; antecedent examination.
2.
In Scots law, an examination of witnesses to a criminal act, before a judge, justice of the peace or sheriff, before the prosecution of the offender, in order to know whether there is ground of trial, and to enable the prosecutor to set forth the facts in the libel.

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