awareness vs prior knowledge

awareness

noun
  • The state or quality of being aware of something. 

  • The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. 

prior knowledge

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prior, knowledge. 

  • Knowledge of a set of circumstances sufficient to make actions based on those circumstances wrongful. 

  • Prior to the inception of an insurance policy, knowledge of specific extant circumstances that could reasonably give rise to a claim under that policy. 

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