If, upon a suit brought on such recognizance, the penalty thereof is adjudged forfeited, the court may, upon petition of a defendant, remit such portion of it as it finds ought to be remitted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, § 16
Remission of portion of forfeited penalty
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