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recognizance
noun
- Law
- an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate, binding a person to do or not do something, be in court at a certain time, etc.
- a sum of money pledged and subject to forfeit if this obligation is not fulfilled
- Archaic recognition
- Obsolete a symbol, token, or badge
See recognizance in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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