Definition for Recognizance:

• Bond by which person engages before court or magistrate to observe some condition, e. g. to keep the peace, pay a debt, or appear when summoned; sum pledged as surety for such observance. [ old French]

Synonyms for Recognizance:

• n.

  •bail (noun)
  • pawn,
  • bond,
  • warrant,
  • recognizances,
  • pledge,
  • collateral,
  • warranty.
  •guarantee (noun)
  • charter,
  • guaranty,
  • covenant,
  • vow,
  • contract,
  • earnests,
  • gages,
  • assurance,
  • sure thing,
  • deposit,
  • certification,
  • word of honor,
  • insurance,
  • gage,
  • attestation,
  • bargain,
  • lock,
  • word,
  • pipe,
  • token,
  • certificate,
  • earnest,
  • undertaking,
  • testament,
  • certainty,
  • agreement,
  • oath,
  • Certifications.
  •recognisance (noun)
  • recognisance.
  •recognition (noun)
  • concession,
  • cognizance,
  • high sign,
  • admission,
  • apperception,
  • avowal,
  • salute,
  • remembrance,
  • verifying,
  • confession,
  • respect,
  • consciousness,
  • tumble,
  • appreciation,
  • detection,
  • Acknowledging,
  • memory,
  • double take,
  • acceptance,
  • recalling,
  • recollection,
  • understanding,
  • perception,
  • identifying,
  • awareness,
  • assimilation,
  • recall,
  • discovery,
  • remembering,
  • realization,
  • allowance,
  • Noticing,
  • Perceiving,
  • sensibility,
  • notice,
  • Apprehending.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • bail,
  • guarantee,
  • recognition,
  • recurrence,
  • security,
  • surety,
  • rememberings.

Paraphrases for Recognizance:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    commitment.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    guarantee, collateral, commitment, undertaking, security, guarantor.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    bond.

Antonyms for Recognizance:

• n.

  • bail
    break.
  • guarantee
    disagreement, uncertainty, breach.
  • recognition
    disbelief, disclaimer, repudiation, dishonor, abuse, refusal, miss, forgetfulness, denial, ignorance.

Homophones for Recognizance:

• Russian agency, Ricinus Communis, recognisance, reconnaissance.