recognizance

recognizance is a 12-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal. Face value is 26 in Scrabble and 31 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 26 · Words With Friends 31 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal.
2. noun. The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize.
3. noun. A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.
4. noun. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.
5. noun. (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

Synonyms

recognisance

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