recognizance
/rɪˈkɒgnɪzəns/(亦作recognisance)
noun
- Law a bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe some condition, especially to appear when summoned【律】具结; (交付法院或执法官保证被告遵守某些条件, 尤其是随传随到的)保证金:
he was released on his own recognizance of £30,000.
他自己交了三万英镑的保证金后被释放。
词源
Middle English: from Old French reconnissance, from reconnaistre 'recognize'.