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Definition of bind over phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bind over

phrasal verb
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bind somebody over [usually passive]
  1. (North American English, law) to give somebody bail while they are waiting to go to trial
    • He was bound over for trial.
  2. (British English, law) to give somebody a formal warning that if they break the law again they will be punished
    • She was bound over to keep the peace for a year.
See bind over in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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