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Word: Recognizance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French reconnissance, from reconnaistre ‘recognize’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈkɒɡnɪz(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe some condition, especially to appear when summoned
Short Definition:bond by which person undertakes before court or magistrate to observe some condition
Examples:- the Lord Chancellor asked them to enter into recognizances to appear in court
- he was released on his own recognizance of £30,000
Variant Forms:
- recognisance
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