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/ɹˈɛkəɡnˌɪzəns/
/ɹɪˈkɑnəzəns/Recognizance
[NOUN]1
(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
synonyms : recognisance
Examples
1. The state doesn't oppose release on recognizance.
2. I got out on personal recognizance.
3. They can release someone on their own recognizance.
4. He was released later that same day under his own recognizance.
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