Recognizance
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title:
Recognizance
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In some common law nations, a recognizance is a conditional pledge of money undertaken by a person before a court which, if the person defaults, the person or their sureties will forfeit that sum. It is an obligation of record, entered into before a court or magistrate duly authorized, whereby the party bound acknowledges (recognizes) that they owe a personal debt to the state. A recognizance is subject to a "defeasance"; that is, the obligation will be avoided if person bound does some particul
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Pledge of money in common law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognizance
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2023-09-30T02:01:39Z
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