Explore Recognizance through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like recognisance or security. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Recognizance in a sentence
Recognizance meaning
- A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.
- A token; a symbol; a pledge.
- Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.
Synonyms of Recognizance
Using Recognizance
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court. | A token; a symbol; a pledge. | Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition.
- Useful related words include: recognisance, security, surety.
- In the example corpus, recognizance often appears in combinations such as: own recognizance, personal recognizance, recognizance and.
Context around Recognizance
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 12 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Recognizance
- In this selection, "recognizance" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, personal, month, bond, following and bail stand out and add context to how "recognizance" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include his own recognizance and 00 self recognizance bail each. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "recognizance" sits close to words such as abdicate, adapters and adores, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with recognizance
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Again, Garcia was released on his own recognizance, Henderson said. (10 words)
Gladue was given a $500, 12-month recognizance after the allegation. (11 words)
Sylla was arraigned on Monday and released on his own recognizance. (11 words)
He was processed at Saugerties Police Headquarters and then arraigned in the Village of Saugerties Justice Court, where Bell was released on his own recognizance with a stay-away order of protection issued on behalf of the victim. (38 words)
Brampton man Ohaje Taitt, 23, is now facing a list of charges, including discharge firearm with intent to injure, two counts of possession of a restricted firearm and breach of recognizance. (31 words)
Ashley Sullivan, 27, of Austin was arrested and released on her own recognizance on charges of possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and maintaining a common nuisance. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bankman-Fried was released on $250 million recognizance bond in December after he was indicted on criminal fraud charges.
Gladue was given a $500, 12-month recognizance after the allegation.
He remained free on a $250 million personal recognizance bond with electronic monitoring at the home of his parents in Palo Alto, California.
He was processed at Saugerties Police Headquarters and then arraigned in the Village of Saugerties Justice Court, where Bell was released on his own recognizance with a stay-away order of protection issued on behalf of the victim.
He was released on his own recognizance but must wear an ankle monitor at all times.
He was released on his own recognizance but was instructed to wear an ankle monitor.
Lyons is currently free on personal recognizance, which the court extended until his sentencing July 14, though he does have some restrictions.
Tanaka was released from custody on her own recognizance following their arraignment, court records show.
The accused was released from police custody on a recognizance to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on March 23, 2023.
All three defendants have pleaded not guilty and are currently on a GH¢300,000.00 self-recognizance bail each.
Costello was released on his own recognizance after authorization from Freehold authorities.
Southborough; 33; assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery; arraigned and released on personal recognizance with potential for bail revocation, continued to pretrial hearing.
Sylla was arraigned on Monday and released on his own recognizance.
The judge inquired about Trump’s bail status and prosecutors said that there he was released on his own recognizance.
Worden, 61, was arraigned Wednesday and released on his own recognizance, court records show.
After the early morning raid, four people were incarcerated on felony charges with two others arrested on lesser charges being released on their own recognizance.
Again, Garcia was released on his own recognizance, Henderson said.
Ashley Sullivan, 27, of Austin was arrested and released on her own recognizance on charges of possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and maintaining a common nuisance.
Brampton man Ohaje Taitt, 23, is now facing a list of charges, including discharge firearm with intent to injure, two counts of possession of a restricted firearm and breach of recognizance.
He was arraigned in the town of Harpersfield court and released on his own recognizance.
Common combinations with recognizance
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: