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• 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

• Obligation — • Defined in the Institutes of Justinian as a legal bond which by a legal necessity binds us to do something according to the laws of our State Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Obligation     Obligation …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Bind — Bind, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — bindable, adj. /buynd/, v., bound, binding, n. v.t. 1. to fasten or secure with a band or bond. 2. to encircle with a band or ligature: She bound her hair with a ribbon. 3. to swathe or bandage (often fol. by up): to bind up one s wounds. 4. to… …   Universalium

• 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 — [[t]baɪnd[/t]] v. bound, bind•ing, n. 1) to fasten or secure with or as if with a band 2) to encircle with a band or ligature: to bind one s hair with a ribbon[/ex] 3) to bandage (often fol. by up): to bind up one s wounds[/ex] 4) to fix in place …   From formal English to slang

• obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… …   Black's law dictionary

• bind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. bound) (see also BOUNDEN). 1 tr. (often foll. by to, on, together) tie or fasten tightly. 2 tr. a restrain; put in bonds. b (as bound adj.) constricted, obstructed (snowbound). 3 tr. esp. Cookery cause… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — I. verb (bound; binding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bindan; akin to Old High German bintan to bind, Greek peisma cable, Sanskrit badhnāti he ties Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to make secure by tying b. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary