bind over
bind over
1. To present a criminal to a legal authority. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bind" and "over." A: "Who's being interrogated?" B: "Someone the guys on patrol bound over to our department last night."
2. To use a legal obligation to induce a particular action (such as appearing in court or avoiding trouble), as of a criminal. A noun or pronoun can be used between "bind" and "over." My lawyer believes that the judge will bind me over in exchange for my good behavior.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bind someone over (to someone or something)
to deliver someone to some legal authority; to deliver someone to some legal authority. (A legal usage.) They bound the suspect over to the sheriff. The sheriff will bind over the suspect to the county jail.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
bind over
Oblige someone to do or not do something; hold on bail or keep under bond. For example, The sheriff will bind over the murder suspect to the homicide division. This phrase is nearly always used in a legal context. [Late 1500s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
bind over
v.
To put someone under a financial obligation as a guarantee of that person's appearance at trial or of his or her good behavior for a period of time: I was arrested for littering, and the court bound me over to keep the peace for six months. After a brief hearing, the judge bound over the accused murderer for trial and set the bail at one million dollars.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- ask back
- (Is) this taken?
- angle
- angling
- interpret for
- interpret for (someone)
- rescue from
- rescue from (someone or something)
- identify with