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Recognizance

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Noun

1. recognisance, recognizance

(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Recognizance

see synonyms of recognizance
noun
1. law
a. 
a bond entered into before a court or magistrate by which a person binds himself or herself to do a specified act, as to appear in court on a stated day, keep the peace, or pay a debt
b. 
a monetary sum pledged to the performance of such an act
2.  an obsolete word for recognition

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Recognizance

see synonyms of recognizance
noun
1.  Law
a. 
an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate, binding a person to do or not do something, be in court at a certain time, etc.
b. 
a sum of money pledged and subject to forfeit if this obligation is not fulfilled
2.  Archaic
recognition
3.  Obsolete
a symbol, token, or badge

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Recognizance

see synonyms of recognizance
n.
Law
1. An obligation, entered into before a judge or magistrate, to perform a particular action, such as appearing in court, without the posting of a bond: released on his own recognizance.
2. A sum of money pledged to assure the performance of such an action.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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