recognizance

  • 61scire facias — /sayriy feysh(iy)as/ A judicial writ, founded upon some matter of record, such as a judgment or recognizance and requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 62scire facias — A writ of statutory origin (13 Edward I, chapter 45) used both as an original writ to obtain a judgment where none has before existed and as a writ of execution or continuation of a judgment previously entered. 47 Am J1st Sc F §§ 3, 4. A writ… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 63recognize — [rek′əg nīz΄] vt. recognized, recognizing [altered (infl. by RECOGNIZANCE) < extended stem of OFr reconoistre: see RECOGNIZANCE] 1. to be aware of as something or someone known before, or as the same as that known [to recognize an old friend… …

    English World dictionary

  • 64recognisance — noun (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 • Syn: ↑recognizance • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑security, ↑ …

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  • 65re|con|nais|sance — «rih KON uh suhns», noun. an examination or survey, especially for military purposes. ╂[< French reconnaissance < Old French recognnoissance. See etym. of doublet recognizance. (Cf. ↑recognizance)] …

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  • 66Acknowledgement — Acknowledgment Ac*knowl edg*ment, Acknowledgement Ac*knowl edge*ment ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. An acknowledgment of fault. Froude. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of owning or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 67Acknowledgment — Ac*knowl edg*ment, Acknowledgement Ac*knowl edge*ment ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. An acknowledgment of fault. Froude. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of owning or recognizing in a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 68Acknowledgment money — Acknowledgment Ac*knowl edg*ment, Acknowledgement Ac*knowl edge*ment ([a^]k*n[o^]l [e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. An acknowledgment of fault. Froude. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of owning or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 69Bailpiece — Bail piece , n. (Law) A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 70Estreat — Es*treat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estreating}.] (Law) (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; said of a forfeited recognizance. (b) To bring in to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English