recognizor

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

nounLaw.

a person who enters into a recognizance.

Origin of recognizor

First recorded in 1525–35; recognize + -or²

Words Nearby recognizor

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British Dictionary definitions for recognizor

recognizor

recognisor

/ (rɪˌkɒɡnɪˈzɔː) /

noun

law a person who enters into a recognizance

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