Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: recognizance  ri'kógnizuns
  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
    - recognisance [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: recognizances

Type of: security, surety

Encyclopedia: Recognizance

Nearest

recode
recoding
recognisable
recognisably
recognisance
recognise
recognised
recognition
recognizable
recognizably
recognizance
recognize
recognized
recoil
recoilless
recollect
recollection
recollective
recolonisation
recolonise
recolonization