written promise
Example Sentences
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He was eventually convicted in 2009 of a lower charge of failure to appear after he posted a written promise to appear.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023
He was booked and released, with a written promise to appear again.
From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023
The $250 million personal recognizance bond — a written promise to appear in court as needed — will be secured by his parents’ interest in their home, the judge said.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
The theory behind this, which held up when tested in 2012, is that people who make a written promise feel bad if they do not honour it.
From Economist • Aug. 14, 2014
The king asked them whether they had got his written promise to protect him.
From Charles I Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob