recognisance

English Thesaurus

1. (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 (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	security, surety,
definition	:	property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	bail, bail bond, bond,
definition	:	(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun.possession)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

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