n. The act of recognizing; a knowing again; consciousness that a given object is identical with an object previously cognized.n. A formal avowal of knowledge and approval or sanction; acknowledgment: as, the recognition of one government by another as an independent sovereignty or as a belligerent.n. Cognizance; notice taken; acceptance.n. In Scots law, the recovery of lands by the proprietor when they fall to him by the fault of the vassal; or, generally, any return of the feu to the superior, by whatever ground of eviction.n. A repeated cognition.n. This time minus the time required for the simple reaction.