precognition
nounKnowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance.
nounPrevious knowledge or cognition; antecedent examination.
nounA preliminary examination; specifically, in Scots law, a preliminary examination of a witness or of one likely to know something about a case, or the evidence taken down; especially, an examination of witnesses to a criminal act, before a judge, justice of the peace, or sheriff, by a procurator-fiscal, in order to know whether there is ground of trial, and to enable him to set forth the facts in the libel.
nounPrevious cognition.
nounA preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution.
nounThe
The practice of taking a
knowledge of an event before it occurs
