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bind over

bind over verb: to compel someone to do, or abstain from, a particular act.

Verb

bind over (third-person singular simple present binds over, present participle binding over, simple past and past participle bound over)

  1. (transitive) To compel someone to do, or abstain from, a particular act.
    • In Middlesex, instead of being tried by jury, hundreds of suspected adulterers were instead bound over by magistrates – in other words, forced to end their alleged relationships, find respectable citizens to post bail for their good behviour, and appear in court to answer for their future conduct.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 48

bind over meaning in Tamil

bind over in Tamil

பிணைப்படுத்தல, பிணைப்படுத்தல்

Forms of bind over

third-person singular presentbinds over
present participlebinding over
past participlebound over
pastbound over

Questions about bind over

What does bind over mean?
Bind over means to compel someone to do, or abstain from, a particular act.
What is bind over in Tamil?
Bind over in Tamil is பிணைப்படுத்தல, பிணைப்படுத்தல். See Bind over meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bind over?
Bind over is a verb.
What is the past tense of bind over?
The past tense of bind over is bound over.

Words near bind over in the dictionary

  1. bind
  2. bind hand and foot
  3. bind off
  4. bind on equip
  5. bind on pickup
  6. bind over
  7. bind rune
  8. bind runes
  9. bind spell
  10. bind spells
  11. bind up

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