written promise
Example Sentences
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He was eventually convicted in 2009 of a lower charge of failure to appear after he posted a written promise to appear.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023
He was booked and released, with a written promise to appear again.
From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023
The $250 million personal recognizance bond — a written promise to appear in court as needed — will be secured by his parents’ interest in their home, the judge said.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
The theory behind this, which held up when tested in 2012, is that people who make a written promise feel bad if they do not honour it.
From Economist • Aug. 14, 2014
There was no written promise, however, on the subject, and he and his friends were greatly surprised at the singular appointment made in May, 1842.
From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)
