ALL meanings of recognizance
re·cog·ni·zance
R r - noun recognizance obligation to appear in court 1
- noun recognizance money pledged to appear in court 1
- noun recognizance Law. a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act. the sum pledged as surety on such a bond. 1
- noun recognizance Archaic. recognition. 1
- noun recognizance Archaic. a token; badge. 1
- uncountable noun recognizance In law, if someone who is due to stand trial is released on their own recognizance, they promise to return to the court at a particular time. 0
- noun recognizance 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 0
- noun recognizance a monetary sum pledged to the performance of such an act 0
- noun recognizance an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate, binding a person to do or not do something, be in court at a certain time, etc. 0
- noun recognizance a sum of money pledged and subject to forfeit if this obligation is not fulfilled 0
- abbreviation RECOGNIZANCE recognition 0
- noun recognizance a symbol, token, or badge 0