recognisance
recognizance, n (law 律)
(a) formal promise made to a court or magistrate that one will observe certain conditions (eg keep the peace), appear when summoned or pay a debt 具结; 保证书
enter into recognizances (for sb) (为某人)具结
bail in one's own recognizance of 500 自付 500 英镑保证金获得保释
be released on one's own recognizance 经本人具结获释.
(b) sum of money pledged as a guarantee that this promise will be kept (交付法院的)保证金.
🗣️ 情景例句
Could I have the bill, please?
我能买单吗?
Kristy had believed her brother was right from the beginning.
克里斯蒂一开始便相信她哥哥是正确的。
gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.