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What does recognizance mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word recognizance? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (law) a form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.
  2. A token; a symbol; a pledge.
  3. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.
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Once he refused to leave, Strickland was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful entry and released on personal recognizance.
In the meantime, the defendant is released on her own recognizance, as she presents no immediate threat to the artistic community.
I have dealt briefly with the technical amendments to the provisions of the bill on recognizance to keep the peace.
To my surprise, she told me that she wouldn't oppose my request that Fred be released on his own recognizance.
A person is simply ordered by the court to be subject to this recognizance, which the person signs.
The accused pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit bank notes, breach of a recognizance, and breach of a probation order.

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