An obligation recorded before a court, or an officer authorized to keep such records, with a condition to do some act required by law which is specified within the record. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 257)

Personal responsibility to return to court on a specified date.

In legal terminology, a binding promise to do something, such as an undertaking of good behaviour for a specified period, or to give evidence at a specified place on a specified date.

(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

an acknowledgment of a debt, and when filed in a court of record is a matter of record

an obligation of record, entered into before some court or magistrate duly authorized to take it with the condition to do some particular act, the most usual condition in criminal cases being the appearance of the accused for trial

an obligation of record, which a party enters into before some court of record or magistrate, with a condition to perform some particular act

A formal promise made by the accused to appear and respond to criminal charges. Depending on the circumstances, the accused may enter the recognizance before a police officer or a magistrate.

formal undertaking to pay the crown a specified sum if an accused fails to surrender to custody;

Type of bail bond executed by defendant, who agrees by his or her signature to pay a monetary penalty in the future if he or she violates the terms of bail. In return for this promise, the defendant is released from jail pending trial. A defendant will often be released on his or her own recognizance if a magistrate or district court judge does not believe the defendant will breach the peace, flee the jurisdiction of the court or fail to appear for trial.

The accused person’s promise to pay a specific amount of money if he or she fails to comply with certain conditions set by the court. This debt is in addition for any further charges for failing to appear. Remand Held in custody until next court appearance. Reserve judgement When the judge hearing the case takes time to research, study the law, or review the evidence presented at the trial before making a decision. Restitution Order An order for a person to pay restitution. The Court can order an offender to pay restitution to a victim for the amount of damage or loss caused by a criminal act.

a bail document signed by the accused stating the terms and conditions upon which the accused is being released;

An obligation, acknowledged before a court or magistrate, to pay a debt, appear in court, be of good behaviour, etc.

A bond (q.v.) to secure the performance of an act by the person bound by it, for example, to be of good behaviour.

A promise made by the accused to the court that said person will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court. Typically a monetary amount is set by the court, but is not paid by the defendant unless it is forfeited by the court. Other forms of punishment, such as imprisonment, may still be levied by the court for those failing to appear when required. Also known as Own Recognizance.

An obligation entered into before a court or magistrate duly authorized for that purpose whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do some act required by law which is specified therein.

An obligation entered into before a court where a person acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by law.

In British and American law, the term recognizance is usually employed to describe an obligation of record, entered into before some court or magistrate duly authorized, whereby the party bound acknowledges (recognizes) that s/he owes a personal debt to the government or Crown, with a defeasance, i.e. subject to a condition that the obligation to pay shall be avoided if he shall do some particular act, as if s/he shall appear at the assizes, keep the peace, or the like.