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'''Recognizance''' means an [[obligation]] entered into before a [[court]] whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by [[law]]. | '''Recognizance''' means an [[obligation]] entered into before a [[court]] whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by [[law]]. | ||
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Revision as of 04:21, February 10, 2010
Recognizance means an obligation entered into before a court whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by law.
For example, an arrested person may be released on his "own recognizance".