- (n.) The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize.
- (n.) A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.
- (n.) An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal.
- (n.) Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "recognizance" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/recognizance/definitions/2053228> |