to be released on one's own recognizance

  • 1recognizance — n. (legal) on one s own recognizance (she was released on her own recognizance) * * * [rɪ kɒgnɪz(ə)ns] (legal) on one s own recognizance (she was released on her own recognizance) …

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  • 2Bail — Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and be guilty of the crime of… …

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  • 5Tim Moore (comedian) — For other uses, see Tim Moore (disambiguation). Tim Moore Tim Moore as George Kingfish Stevens Amos n Andy television show, August, 1951. Born Harry Roscoe Moore December 9, 1887( …

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  • 6Sarah Palin email hack — Mug shot of David Kernell. The Sarah Palin email hack occurred on September 16, 2008, during the 2008 United States presidential election campaign when the Yahoo! personal email account of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was subjected to… …

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  • 7James Hogue — Infobox Person name =James Arthur Hogue birth date =birth date and age|1959|10|22 birth place =Kansas City, Kansas occupation =Con manJames Arthur Hogue (born October 22, 1959) is a US impostor who most famously entered Princeton University by… …

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  • 8Hiram Worchester — Superherobox caption= comic color=background:#c0c0c0 character name=Fatman real name=Hiram Worchester publisher=George R. R. Martin debut= Wild Cards (book) (1988) creators=George R. R. Martin alliance color=background:#ffc0c0 status=On parole… …

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  • 9Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban …

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  • 10procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …

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