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Concession vs Recognizance - What's the difference?

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Recognizance is a synonym of concession.



As nouns the difference between concession and recognizance

is that concession is the act of conceding, especially that of defeat while recognizance is a form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that he/she will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.

As a verb concession

is to grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

concession

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of conceding, especially that of defeat
  • something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong
  • (rhetoric) Admitting a point to strengthen one's overall case.
  • the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose
  • (chiefly, US) a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a larger company, or within the premises of some institution; the business itself and the space from which it operates
  • (Canada) In Ontario, a small road between tracts of farmland.
  • Derived terms

    * concessioner

    See also

    * paromologia * paromology

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.
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    recognizance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) a form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that he/she 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 .
  • A token; a symbol; a pledge.
  • *1603 , , by William Shakespeare
  • That recognizance and pledge of love / Which I first gave her.
  • acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition