The release of a defendant in a criminal case in which the court takes the defendant’s word that he or she will appear for a scheduled matter or when told to appear. • This type of release dispenses with the necessity of the person’s posting money or having a surety sign a bond with the […]
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personal recognizance 个人具结 刑事被告人向法庭承诺他将为预先排定的事项或在被要求出庭时到庭，从而法庭将其释放。在这种情况下无需被告人交付保证金或由保证人签署保证书。 (→release on own recognizance)
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recognizance (ri-kog-n[schwa]-z[schwa]nts). 1. A bond or obligation, made in court, by which a person promises to perform some act or observe some condition, such as to appear when called, to pay a debt, or to keep the peace; specif., an in-court acknowledgment of an obligation in a penal sum, conditioned on the performance or nonperformance
bail-point scale. A system for determining a criminal defendant’s eligibility for bail, whereby the defendant either will be released on personal recognizance or will have a bail amount set according to the total number of points given, based on the defendant’s background and behavior.