recognizance
21recognizance — An obligation entered into before a court of record or duly authorized magistrate, containing a condition to do some particular act, usually to appear and answer a criminal accusation. A term used interchangeably with bail bond in many statutes… …
22recognizance — n. 1 a bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe some condition, e.g. to appear when summoned. 2 a sum pledged as surety for this. Etymology: ME f. OF recon(n)issance (as RE , COGNIZANCE) …
23own recognizance — (OR) A way the defendant can get out of jail pending trial on the charges, without paying bail, by promising to appear in court when next required to be there. Sometimes called personal recognizance. Only those with strong ties to the community,… …
24personal recognizance — >> release on own recognizance. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000. personal recognizance …
25Estreat of a recognizance — Estreat Es*treat , n. [OF. estraite, prop., an extract, fr. p. p. of estraire to extract, F. extraire, fr. L.extrahere. See {Extract}.] (Law) A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, esp. of amercements or penalties… …
26release on one's own recognizance — A judge s decision to allow a person charged with a crime to remain at liberty pending the trial, without having to post bail. Likely candidates for such release are those with strong roots in the community, regular employment, and the… …
27release on own recognizance — v. To release a defendant in a criminal case without bail, with only a promise from the defendant to return to stand trial. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. release on… …
28one's own recognizance — >> release on own recognizance. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
29on a person's own recognizance — Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond, upon the promise to return to court. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
30continuing recognizance — See continuing bail …
