RECOGNIZANCE


Meaning of RECOGNIZANCE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.