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Recognisance vs Recognizance - What's the difference?

recognisance | recognizance |

As nouns the difference between recognisance and recognizance

is that recognisance is an alternative spelling of recognizance 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.

recognisance

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • recognizance

    English

    (wikipedia 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

    • Related terms

    * recognizant