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- noun Plural form of
recognizance .
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Examples
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His Honor concluded a long and severe lecture to the defendant by inflicting a fine of £50, ordering him to enter into his own recognizances of £10 to keep the peace for twelve months towards Mr. Desailly, and to be imprisoned until the fine be paid.
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His Honor concluded a long and severe lecture to the defendant by inflicting a fine of £50, ordering him to enter into his own recognizances of £10 to keep the peace for twelve months towards Mr. Desailly, and to be imprisoned until the fine be paid.
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Mr. Pearson paid the fine at once, and entered into the recognizances. —
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Mr. Pearson paid the fine at once, and entered into the recognizances. —
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He was then released on false recognizances and skipped out on his fake identification.
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He was then released on false recognizances and skipped out on his fake identification.
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Ridpath failed to appear, as ordered, in April, his recognizances were escheated, and a reward offered for his discovery; but he had fled to Scotland, and from thence to Holland.
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They were released on their own recognizances pending further investigation.
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They were released on their own recognizances pending further investigations.
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They were all released on their own recognizances while investigations continued into allegations that a car belonging to a
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