recognizance vs bond

bond vs recognizance

recognizance and bond both are nouns.

recognizance is not a verb while bond is a verb.

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

As nouns, bond is a hyponym of recognizance; that is, 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
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, bail bond.

recognizance (noun)	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	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
	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	a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

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

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