English dictionary
recognizance
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(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
Synonyms recognisanceSource: WordNet 3.0
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An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A <i>recognizance</i> differs from a <i>bond</i>, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal.
Source: webster1913