Definition of Recognisance

1. Noun. (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.

Exact synonyms: Recognizance
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Security, Surety
Specialized synonyms: Bail, Bail Bond, Bond

Definition of Recognisance

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of recognizance) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recognisance

recoction
recocts
recode
recoded
recodes
recodification
recodifications
recodified
recodifies
recodify
recodifying
recoding
recognisability
recognisable
recognisably
recognisance (current term)
recognisances
recognise
recognised
recogniser
recognisers
recognises
recognising
recognition
recognition factors
recognition sequence
recognition time
recognitional
recognitions
recognitor

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