Examples of recognizance in a Sentence
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According to the Sheriff’s Office, a judge released Cruz on his own recognizance June 4 following his arraignment on felony animal cruelty charges in Sacramento Superior Court.
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Velvet Wu
july 1,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Wilson was arrested on Tuesday, booked into the Saline County jail and released on her own recognizance, the release says.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
Simmons said Runnels’ release from custody might be similar to circumstances for Mack Greer, who was released on a personal recognizance bond.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Jenkins said the complaint also alleges Reeves was committed the crimes while having been released on his own recognizance in another felony case.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Velvet Wu
july 1,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Wilson was arrested on Tuesday, booked into the Saline County jail and released on her own recognizance, the release says.
—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
Simmons said Runnels’ release from custody might be similar to circumstances for Mack Greer, who was released on a personal recognizance bond.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Jenkins said the complaint also alleges Reeves was committed the crimes while having been released on his own recognizance in another felony case.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for recognizance
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“Recognizance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recognizance. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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recognizance
noun
re·cog·ni·zance
ri-ˈkäg-nə-zən(t)s 
-ˈkän-ə-
: a recorded legal promise to do something (as to appear in court)
Legal Definition
recognizance
noun
re·cog·ni·zance
ri-ˈkäg-nə-zəns
1
: an obligation entered into on the record before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (as the paying of a debt) usually under penalty of a money forfeiture
also
: the sum liable to forfeiture
2
: a simple personal obligation or undertaking (as to appear in court) entered into before a magistrate and having no money penalty attached
released on his own recognizance
Etymology
Anglo-French recognisance, reconisance, literally, recognition, from Old French reconoisance, from reconoistre to recognize, from Latin recognoscere
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