bond vs recognizance

recognizance vs bond

bond and recognizance both are nouns.

bond is a verb but recognizance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bond	Yes	No	Yes	No
recognizance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recognizance is a hypernym of bond; that is, recognizance is a word with a broader meaning than bond:

bond: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
recognizance: (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

Other hypernyms of bond include recognisance.

bond (noun)	recognizance (noun)
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)	(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
a connection that fastens things together
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
an electrical force linking atoms
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

bond (verb)	recognizance (verb)
stick to firmly
bring together in a common cause or emotion
issue bonds on
create social or emotional ties

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