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An obligation of record entered into before some
court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do
some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to
keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond,
being witnessed by the record only, and not by the partys seal. -
a promise made by someone in a court of law, especially a promise to return to the court at a later date. If they break their promise, they have to pay money to the court:
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A bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe some condition, especially to appear when summoned.
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