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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cog•ni•zance (ri kog′nə zəns, -kon′ə-),USA pronunciation n. - Law
- a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act.
- the sum pledged as surety on such a bond.
- [Archaic.]recognition.
- [Archaic.]a token;
badge.
- Old French reconuissance. See recognize, -ance
- Middle English reconissaunce, recognisance 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recognizance, recognisance /rɪˈkɒɡnɪzəns/ n - a bond entered into before a court or magistrate by which a person binds himself to do a specified act, as to appear in court on a stated day, keep the peace, or pay a debt
- a monetary sum pledged to the performance of such an act
- an obsolete word for recognition
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reconoissance, from reconoistre to recognizereˈcognizant, reˈcognisant adj |