RECOGNIZANCE


Meaning of RECOGNIZANCE in English

or recognisance rɪ'kɒ(g)nɪz(ə)ns

■ noun Law a bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe a particular condition, e.g. to appear when summoned.

Origin

ME: from OFr. reconnissance , from reconnaistre 'recognize'.

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