Recognisance
Recognisance noun - (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited.
Vow and recognisance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vow" instead a noun "Recognisance".
Vow
Vow noun - A person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something.
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Synonyms for Vow
Recognisance and vow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Recognisance" instead a noun "Vow".
Nearby Words: vowed, vowing
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Related pairs
- bond and recognisance
- bond and vow
- undertaking and recognisance
- undertaking and vow
- acknowledgment and recognisance
- acknowledgment and vow
- guarantee and recognisance
- guarantee and vow
- pledge and recognisance
- pledge and vow
- promise and recognisance
- promise and vow
- assurance and recognisance
- assurance and vow
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Vow or Recognisance. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/recognisance/vow.
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