Recognizance vs Precognizance - What's the difference?
recognizance | precognizance |
(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
acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition
As nouns the difference between recognizance and precognizance
is that recognizance is (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 while precognizance is cognizance in advance; precognition.recognizance
English
(wikipedia recognizance)Noun
(en noun)- That recognizance and pledge of love / Which I first gave her.