Thesaurus results for RECOGNIZANCE

recognizance

noun

as in bail

law a legal promise made by someone before a court of law that must be kept to avoid being punished After his arraignment, the suspect was released on his own recognizance.

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Recent Examples of recognizance After that arrest, Allman was released on his personal recognizance. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026 The actor was initially arrested and released later that day on his own recognizance. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026 He was released on a personal recognizance bond before a federal grand jury in Minnesota returned the indictment against him and eight co-defendants, all of whom are also named in Doucette’s lawsuit. —

Isabel Yip, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026 A week later, he was released released on his own recognizance. —

Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recognizance

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bail

Noun

Both boys appeared in court Monday for the third day of their Arthur hearing, which allows judges to consider setting bonds for defendants charged with crimes that aren’t normally eligible for bail.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Judge James Coffey decided to hold the teen without bail, pending a probable cause hearing on May 20.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026