单词 | recognizance |
释义 | recognizance (once / 27551 pages) n The noun recognizance, which means an agreement you make with a court of law to show up when you're told to, is seen most often in the phrase "released on his own recognizance." Of four look-alikes in English — recognizance plus recognition, reconnaissance, and reconnoiter — recognizance has perhaps the narrowest meaning: an obligation requiring you to do something (usually, appear in court). The word has been kicking around for a while: the OED finds a form of it in Chaucer, and its root is the Old French reconnaistre, or recognize. WORD FAMILYrecognizance: recognizances+/cognitive: cognitively, precognitive/cognizable: cognizably, incognizable/cognizance: cognizances, recognizance/cognizant: cognizance, cognizantly, incognizant/cognize: cognitive, cognizable, cognizant, cognized, cognizes, cognizing/incognizant: incognizance USAGE EXAMPLESScott Wriggelsworth says Perry surrendered Wednesday and was released on a personal recognizance bond. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) Williams, who turned herself in Tuesday evening, was arraigned and released on her own recognizance. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) Madison says Miller was released on his own recognizance and was ordered to appear in court on Jan. 9. Time(Dec 09, 2016) n (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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper recognisance 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 security, surety property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation |
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