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recognizance

noun

NAmE//rɪˈkɑɡnəzəns//

, NAmE//rɪˈkɑnəzəns//

[uncountable] (law)

a promise by someone who is accused of a crime to appear in court on a particular date; a sum of money paid as a guarantee of this promise

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