名詞 recognizance:

1. (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
   同義詞：recognisance

1. He is remanded on his own recognizance of$4,000.
   在保證付款4,000美元后他被還押(以后再出庭)。

re.cog.ni.zance

n.（名詞）
Law
【法律】
An obligation of record that is entered into before a court or magistrate, containing a condition to perform a particular act, such as making a court appearance.
保證書，切結(jié)書：在開庭前締結(jié)的法律合約記錄，帶有實(shí)施這一特定行為的條件，如出庭
A sum of money pledged to assure the performance of such an act.
保證金：確定能實(shí)施這一行為的保證金
A recognition.
承認(rèn)
Archaic A pledge; a token.
【古語】 表征；征兆

來源：
Middle English recognisanze
中古英語 recognisanze
from Old French recognuissance
源自 古法語 recognuissance
alteration influenced by Medieval Latin recogniz3re [to recognize]
受 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 recogniz3re的影響 [承認(rèn)，認(rèn)可]
of reconoissance
reconoissance的變化
from reconoistre reconoiss- [to recognize] * see recognize
源自 reconoistre reconoiss- [承認(rèn)，認(rèn)可] *參見 recognize

【引伸】
recog.nizant
adj.（形容詞）