单词 | recognizance |
释义 | recognizance /ri kog"neuh zeuhns, -kon"euh-/, n. 1. Law. a. a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act. b. the sum pledged as surety on such a bond. 2. Archaic. recognition. 3. Archaic. a token; badge. [1350-1400; ME reconissaunce, recognisance < OF reconuissance. See RECOGNIZE, -ANCE] |
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