Associations to the word «Recognisance»

Wiktionary

RECOGNISANCE, noun. Alternative spelling of recognizance

Dictionary definition

RECOGNISANCE, 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.

Wise words

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Mark Twain