Synonyms for recognizance
rɪˈkɒg nə zəns, -ˈkɒn ə-re·cog·ni·zance

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1. recognizance, recognisancenoun

   (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

   Synonyms:
   recognisance

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1. • Law
   • Security

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1. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau:

   That is going to be no cash bail unless it's a murder charge, that's not just in Cook County, but the entire state. People like this will be let go, will be required to be released on their own recognizance.

2. Guy Tuori:

   She was released on no bail, on her own recognizance.

3. Elizabeth Matherne:

   How it used to work is they would go through the ICE processing center and some sort of analysis would take place and you wouldn't even see people like Morena in detention, they would be released under supervision or on their own recognizance.

4. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau:

   That's not just in Cook County, but the entire state. People like this will be let go, will be required to be released on their own recognizance.