recognizee

[ ri-kog-nuh-zee, -kon-uh- ]

nounLaw.
  1. the person to whom an obligation is owed in a recognizance.

Origin of recognizee

1
First recorded in 1585–95; recognize + -ee

Words Nearby recognizee

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British Dictionary definitions for recognizee

recognizee

recognisee

/ (rɪˌkɒɡnɪˈziː) /


noun
  1. law the person to whom one entering into a recognizance is bound

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