cognizant

cognizant
cog|ni|zant
cognisant [ˈkɔgnızənt US ˈka:g-] adj [not before noun] formal
if someone is cognizant of something, they know about it and understand it
cognizant of
He was cognizant of the peculiarities of the case.

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