Recognize
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To try; to examine In order to determine the truth of a matter. 3 Bl. Comm. Append. No. III. § 4; Bracton, 179. To enter into a recognizance.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To try a question of fact; to ratify; to become bound by a recognizance.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
To try; to examine in order to determine the truth of a matter. 3 Sharsw. Bla. Com. App. No. Ill, { 4; Bracton 179. To enter into a recognizance.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To try; to examine in order to determine the truth of a matter. Also to enter into a recognizance.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
To make recognition; to examine as an assize. To acknowledge.