Definition of Recognizance
Recognizance
re·cog·ni·zance
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
(legal) an official obligation that one enters into on record before a court, by which they must perform some act, especially appearing in court, or pay a financial penalty, or the financial penalty that they must pay;
e.g. She was released on her own recognizance, whereby she promised to appear in court when summoned.
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