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Inspection vs Cognisance - What's the difference?

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Inspection is a related term of cognisance.


As nouns the difference between inspection and cognisance

is that inspection is act of examining something, often closely while cognisance is .

inspection

English

Alternative forms

* enspection * (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of examining something, often closely.
    • Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  • Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
    • The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

    Synonyms

    * examination * scrutiny

    Related terms

    * inspect * inspector

    Anagrams

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    cognisance

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • * 1919, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 28
    • She has no real cognisance , dear lambkin, of anything at all.