Recognizance

What do we mean by recognizance?

An obligation, entered into before a judge or magistrate, to perform a particular action, such as appearing in court, without the posting of a bond. noun

A sum of money pledged to assure the performance of such an action. noun

The act of recognizing; acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; recognition. noun

Mark or badge of recognition; token. noun

In law: noun

An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, conditioned to do some particular act, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. noun

The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize. noun

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 recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal. noun

The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize. noun

A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge. noun

Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition. 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. noun

A token; a symbol; a pledge. noun

Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition 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 noun

A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.

A token; a symbol; a pledge.

Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.

Words that are spelled similarly to recognizance:
recognizance, recognisance, cognizance, recognizable, recognizant, incognizance, recognizances.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word recognizance:
bail, felony, probation, pending, obligation, bond, jail, accused, marks, sentence, charges, trial, arrest, assault, criminal, lawyer, court, judge, sir, amount, paid, leave, keep, personal, peace, financial, case, officer, entered, person, date, henry, required.

Adjectives that are often used to describe recognizance:
own, personal, such, written, above, forfeited, mutual, criminal, antichristian, defaulted, sur, statutory, defective, annexed, penal, foregoing, sealed, heaviest.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective recognizance:
bond.

Consonant match to recognizance:
recognisance.

Words that sound like recognizance:
recognizance, reconnaissance, reconnaisance, recognisance, rennaissance, rennisance, renaisance, recognization, rennassance, cognizance.