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Meaning of bind over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To compel someone to do, or abstain from, a particular act.

transitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bind up binded bindest bindeth binding binding hand and foot

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