📚 noun • entry_id 40191
recognizance
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caución juratoria • fianza • obligación contraída • promesa legal
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.
The defendant was released on his own recognizance.
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