RECOGNISANCE

recognizance, recognisance

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

recognisance (countable and uncountable, plural recognisances)

Alternative spelling of recognizance

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

9 October 2024

VOLATILE

(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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