RECOGNISANCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (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
   Synonym(s)
   • recognizance (what does recognizance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) recognisance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • security (what does security mean?)
   • surety (what does surety mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
   • bail bond (what does bail bond mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)