binds over
binds over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)
- 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
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