release on own recognizance
1release on own recognizance — v. To release a defendant in a criminal case without bail, with only a promise from the defendant to return to stand trial. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. release on… …
2own recognizance — (OR) A way the defendant can get out of jail pending trial on the charges, without paying bail, by promising to appear in court when next required to be there. Sometimes called personal recognizance. Only those with strong ties to the community,… …
3release on one's own recognizance — A judge s decision to allow a person charged with a crime to remain at liberty pending the trial, without having to post bail. Likely candidates for such release are those with strong roots in the community, regular employment, and the… …
4one's own recognizance — >> release on own recognizance. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
5recognizance — re·cog·ni·zance /ri käg nə zəns/ n [Anglo French recognisance reconisance, literally, recognition, from Old French reconoisance, from reconoistre to recognize, from Latin recognoscere] 1: an obligation entered into on the record before a court or …
6recognizance, one's own — >> release on own recognizance. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
7on a person's own recognizance — Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond, upon the promise to return to court. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
8release — I To discharge a claim one has against another, as for example in a tort case the plaintiff may discharge the liability of the defendant in return for a cash settlement. To lease again or grant new lease. See accord and satisfaction II A writing… …
9recognizance — /rskognazans/ An obligation entered into before a court or magistrate duly authorized for that purpose whereby the recognizer acknowledges that he will do some act required by law which is specified therein. The act of recognizing is performed by …
10release — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 freeing sb from prison, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate ▪ There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release. ▪ imminent ▪ early ▪ …