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Noun Concept
Categories: Australian law, Irish law, Canadian law, Oaths, Law of obligations
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recognizance  recognisance  own recognisance  own recognizance  personal recognizance
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(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 WordNet 3.0
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(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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In some common law nations, a recognizance is a conditional pledge of money undertaken by a person before a court which, if the person defaults, the person or their sureties will forfeit that sum. Wikipedia
IS A
security
legal concept
HAS KIND
bail
CATEGORY DOMAIN
law
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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recognizance, recognisance
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recognizance
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Recognizance
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own recognisance, own recognizance, personal recognizance, personal recognizance bond, recognisance, recognizance bond, Release on one's own recognizance, Released on recognizance

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