transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈkäg-nə-zən(t)s, -ˈkä-nə- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English recognissance, alteration of reconissaunce, from Anglo-French, from reconoistre to recognize
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (as appearance in court) usually under penalty of a money forfeiture
released on his own recognizance
b. : the sum liable to forfeiture upon such an obligation
2. archaic : token , pledge