LEGAL WORD
Cognizable offence
Legal term · Criminal procedure
Cognizable offence
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Criminal procedure
1 What it means
An offence for which the police can arrest without a warrant and investigate without a magistrate's order.
2 Use it in a sentence
Theft is a cognizable offence, so the police must register an FIR.
3 Make it stick
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