recognizor en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) One who enters into a recognizance.
No crime attaches to the recognizors for suffering a forfeiture, any more than in failing to perform any other civil contract
1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recognisor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| recognizors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |