Own Recognizance
A person released from the jail by the judge on the basis of his/her reputation, seriousness of offence, employment, financial burdens and other justified facts, without paying bail, ...
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.) ...
Release On Own Recognizance: An alternative to bail; release upon certain conditions set by the court.
recognizance - The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time. Failure to appear in court at the proper time is a separate crime.
Recognizance An obligation entered into before a court whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by law.
Record All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
recognizanceAn accused awaiting trial can be released without bail if he promises to appear before the court at the proper time.
redirect examinationFollow cross-examination, and is conducted by the party who first examined the witness.
Recognizance - when an accused is released on recognizance, he or she promises to the court that he will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.
RECOGNIZANCE, contracts. An obligation of record entered into before a court or officer duly authorized for that purpose, with a condition to do some act required by law, which is therein specified. 2 Bl. Com. 341; Bro. Ab. h. t.; Dick. Just. h.
recognizance - A kind of bail, consisting of a written promise to appear in court when required.
own recognizance
(O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation.
OWN RECOGNIZANCE: Sometimes called personal recognizance. A person who promises to appear in court to answer criminal charges can sometimes be released from jail without having to pay bail.
OWN RECOGNIZANCE (ROR) - A person who promises to appear in court to answer criminal charges can sometimes be released from jail without having to pay bail. This person is said to be released on his or her own recognizance.
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own recognizance (OR): When a person is released from custody and not required to pay bail because of his or her promise to come to court to answer a criminal charge.
See own recognizance.
Open adoption
An adoption in which there is some degree of contact between the birthparents and the adoptive parents and sometimes with the child as well.
See own recognizance.
order
A decision issued by a court. It can be a simple command--for example, ordering a recalcitrant witness to answer a proper question--or it can be a complicated and reasoned decision made after a hearing, ...
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.
On a person's own recognizance - Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond, upon the promise to return to court.
Expanded Legal Definition of PayorPeace Bond A recognizance entered into by an individual in which he commits himself to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, and other conditions, for a specified period of time.
BailA commonly used term for a Recognizance of Bail. When a person is not released by the arresting officer, the person must be taken before a judicial officer to determine whether the person should remain in custody pending trial.
So, the defendant must appear personally in court, when an order of bastardy is quashed and the reason is, he must enter into a recognizance to abide the order of sessions below.
These droits (see also Wreck) consisted of flotsam, jetsam, ligan, treasure, deodand, derelict, within the admiral's jurisdiction; all fines, forfeitures, ransoms, recognizances and pecuniary punishments; all sturgeons, whales, porpoises, dolphins, ...
release on one's own recognizance
v. for a judge to allow a criminal defendant pre-trial freedom wi...
relevancy
n.
If the accused is unable to make bail, or otherwise unable to be released on his or her own recognizance, he or she is detained in custody. Bail bond.
1. A rule which allows those accused of a felony who have been in jail for 180 days and who have not yet been brought to trial, to be released on their own recognizance if they delay has not been caused by the accused or the accused’s attorney.
Definition
: a witness whose testimony is necessary for trial and whose presence may sometimes be secured by the state by subpoena, custody, or recognizance
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QUASI-CONTRACT
An agreement that has the form of a Contract but is different in some technical way. For example, some writers would class a Recognizance as a quasi-contract.
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