"recognizance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: recognizances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English reconisaunce, from Old French reconissance. Doublet of reconnaissance. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{inh|en|enm|reconisaunce}} Middle English reconisaunce, {{der|en|fro|reconissance}} Old French reconissance, {{doublet|en|reconnaissance}} Doublet of reconnaissance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} recognizance (countable and uncountable, plural recognizances)
  1. (law) A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (a promise to the court): cúirtbhanna [masculine] (Irish), argid quaiyllee [masculine] (Manx), ਮੁਚੱਲਕਾ (mucallakā) [masculine] (Punjabi), обяза́тельство, да́нное суду́ (objazátelʹstvo, dánnoje sudú) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-recognizance-en-noun-6r4gHzvo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 4 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 5 38 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'a promise to the court': 85 8 7
  2. A token; a symbol; a pledge. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a token, a symbol): coraíocht [feminine] (Irish), си́мвол (símvol) [masculine] (Russian), эмбле́ма (embléma) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-recognizance-en-noun-45pEscIi Disambiguation of 'a token, a symbol': 0 100 0
  3. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-recognizance-en-noun-Qt5WHbcm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: recognizant

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