English → Latin
“recognizance” in Latin
spōnsiōsolemn promise, bet, or agreementfidēiussiōsurety, bailvadimōniuma promise secured by bail; an appointmentcautiōprecaution, caution; stipulation, proviso, exceptionsatisdatiōthe act of giving bail or depositing security; a guarantee
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recognizance
sponsio: fidejussio: vadimonium (bail to appear in a court of justice): cautio (a security): satisdatio (guaranty, security for the performance of a stipulation). To enter into a recognizance, sponsionem or vadimonium facere; sponsione se abstringere; satisdare: to take a recognizance, satis accipere. To forfeit a recognizance, vadimonium deserere: to appear to one’s recognizances, sistere se or vadimonium: sisti.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recognizance?
- The usual Latin words for “recognizance” are spōnsiō, fidēiussiō, vadimōnium; also cautiō, satisdatiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.