- bind someone over
- (of a court of law) require someone to fulfil an obligation, typically by paying a sum of money as surety.→ bind
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bind someone over — usu. be bound over (of a court of law) require someone to fulfill an obligation, typically by paying a sum of money as surety he was bound over for trial on a felony charge … Useful english dictionary
bind — ► VERB (past and past part. bound) 1) tie or fasten tightly together. 2) restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet. 3) wrap or encircle tightly. 4) hold in a united or cohesive group or mass. 5) impose a legal or contractual obligation on … English terms dictionary
bind over — verb order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her The defendant was bound over for trial • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑detain • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
bind — [c]/baɪnd / (say buynd) verb (bound, binding) –verb (t) 1. to make fast with a band or bond. 2. to swathe or bandage. 3. to fasten around; fix in place by girding. 4. to cause to cohere or harden. 5. to unite by any legal or moral tie: bound by… …
bind — verb (past and past participle bound) 1》 tie or fasten (something) tightly together. ↘restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet. ↘wrap or encircle (something) tightly. 2》 hold in a united or cohesive group or mass. ↘hold or… … English new terms dictionary
bind — bind1 [baınd] v past tense and past participle bound [baund] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tie/fasten)¦ 2¦(form a connection)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(stick together)¦ 5¦(book)¦ 6¦(stitch)¦ Phrasal verbs bind somebody over ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
bind — I UK [baɪnd] / US verb Word forms bind : present tense I/you/we/they bind he/she/it binds present participle binding past tense bound UK [baʊnd] / US past participle bound *** 1) [transitive] to tie someone s hands or feet together so they cannot … English dictionary
bind — 1 verb past tense and past participle bound, 1 TIE/FASTEN (T) formal or literary a) to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape: They bound my arms and legs with rope. | bound and gagged (=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bind over — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms bind over : present tense I/you/we/they bind over he/she/it binds over present participle binding over past tense bound over past participle bound over legal if a court binds someone over, it… … English dictionary
bind — / bīnd/ vt bound / bau̇nd/, bind·ing 1 a: to make responsible for an obligation (as under a contract) agents have the power to bind the insurer R. I. Mehr b: to burden with an obligation prevented married women from bind ing … Law dictionary
