Personal recognizance

Personal recognizance: In criminal proceedings, the pretrial release of a defendant without bail upon his or her promise to return to court. (See also recognizance.) ...

PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE: Sometimes called own recognizance. A person who promises to appear in court to answer criminal charges can sometimes be released from jail without having to pay bail.

PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE - Release of a defendant from jail or arrest by a judicial officer, upon the promise to appear in court without the necessity of posting bond but with some conditions imposed.

personal recognizance Pretrial release of a criminal defendant without bail; the defendant is said to be released on personal recognizance.
personal representative (PR) In probate, a general term referring to an executor or administrator.

In 1966, Congress enacted the Bail Reform Act of 1966 which states that a non-capital defendant is to be released, pending trial, on his personal recognizance or on personal bond, ...

Sometimes called personal recognizance. Only those with strong ties to the community, such as a steady job, local family and no history of failing to appear in court, are good candidates for OR release.

: custody awarded until a final judgment in a matter (as a divorce) is made
c : official restraint on freedom (as by arrest or imprisonment or by release on bail, personal recognizance, probation, or parole)
compare arrest ...

See also: Person, Recognizance, Release, Bail, Lease