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recognizance

[ri-kog-nuh-zuhns, -kon-uh-]

noun

  1. Law.

    1. a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act.

    2. the sum pledged as surety on such a bond.

  2. Archaic.recognition.

  3. Archaic.a token; badge.



recognizance

/ ɪˈɒɡɪəԲ /

noun

  1. law

    1. a bond entered into before a court or magistrate by which a person binds himself to do a specified act, as to appear in court on a stated day, keep the peace, or pay a debt

    2. a monetary sum pledged to the performance of such an act

  2. an obsolete word for recognition

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈDzԾԳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recognizance1

1350–1400; Middle English reconissaunce, recognisance < Old French reconuissance. See recognize, -ance
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recognizance1

C14: from Old French reconoissance , from reconoistre to recognize
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Court records show Retton was released after posting a personal recognizance bond of $1,500.

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County Superior Court Judge Bernie LaForteza freed him on his own recognizance in October over strenuous objections from prosecutors, who noted he recently had been found in possession of a small arsenal.

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She was released after posting a personal recognizance bond of $1,500, the court records show.

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He was released on his own recognizance the following day, according to jail records.

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She was released from detention the next day and given a personal recognizance bond on her charges, Greenville Public Information Officer Sgt.

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