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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
Synonyms:
recognisance; recognizance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("recognizance" is a kind of...):
security; surety (property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recognizance"):
bail; bail bond; bond ((criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial)
