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recognizance
Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006
A contract between a court and an individual, where the individual agrees to
carry out some action, or behave in a certain way, or forfeit a some of
money. For example, a recognizance is involved when a person
is `bound over' (see: BoundOver).
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