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recognizance

noun as in bail

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“After careful consideration of the risk factors outlined by California case law, the court appropriately granted Mr. Young’s release on his own recognizance,” Young’s attorney, L.A.

Timberlake, amid his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, was released on his own recognizance.

Though Teran had been released on $50,000 bond when she was initially booked in April, Ohta nixed the bail requirement and released her on her own recognizance.

He ordered Hemme’s release and “threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt. He also scolded Bailey’s office for calling the warden and telling prison officials not to release Hemme after he ordered her to be freed in her own recognizance.”

From Slate

It is unclear how he pleaded, but Timberlake was released on his own recognizance, meaning no bail was set.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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