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recognizance vs bail bond

bail bond vs recognizance

recognizance and bail bond both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recognizance Yes No No No
bail bond Yes No No No
As nouns, bail bond is a hyponym of recognizance; that is, bail bond is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recognizance:
  • 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
  • bail bond: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
Other hyponyms of recognizance include bail, bond.
recognizance (noun) bail bond (noun)
(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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
Difference between recognizance and bail bond

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