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binding over

binding over is the present participle and gerund of bind over.

Meaning of bind over

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

Questions about binding over

What is binding over the present participle and gerund of?
Binding over is the present participle and gerund of bind over.

Words near binding over in the dictionary

  1. binding number
  2. binding numbers
  3. binding off
  4. binding on equip
  5. binding on pickup
  6. binding over
  7. binding problem
  8. binding problems
  9. binding spell
  10. binding spells
  11. binding tape

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