recognizance
11recognizance — noun Etymology: Middle English recognissance, alteration of reconissaunce, from Anglo French, from reconoistre to recognize Date: 14th century 1. a. an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an …
12recognizance — noun a form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that he/she will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court. The defendant was released… …
13recognizance — re|cog|ni|zance [ rı kagnızəns ] noun uncount LEGAL be released on your own recognizance to be allowed to leave court after promising to return when asked by the court …
14recognizance, one's own — >> release on own recognizance. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
15Recognizance for good behaviour — (engl., spr. rikónnisens fŏr gudd bi hēwjör), s. Friedensbürgschaft …
16recognizance — Synonyms and related words: agreement, arrangement, bail, bond, commitment, contract, contract by deed, contract of record, contract quasi, covenant of indemnity, debenture, debenture bond, deed, deed of trust, deed poll, earnest, earnest money,… …
17recognizance — or recognisance rɪ kɒ(g)nɪz(ə)ns noun Law a bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe a particular condition, e.g. to appear when summoned. Origin ME: from OFr. reconnissance, from reconnaistre recognize …
18recognizance — n. 1. Recognition, acknowledgment, avowal. 2. Badge, token …
19recognizance — re·cog·ni·zance …
20recognizance — re•cog•ni•zance [[t]rɪˈkɒg nə zəns, ˈkɒn ə [/t]] n. law Law. a) a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, usu. binding a person to appear for trial or forfeit a specified amount of money b) the sum… …
