recognizance
C2Գոյական/US /rɪkˈɑnəzəns/ rĭk-ÄN-əz-əns; UK /rɪkˈɑnəzəns/ rĭk-ÄN-əz-əns/
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.
