bind over

verb

bound over; binding over; binds over

: to put under a bond to do something (such as to appear in court)

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If Trump did invoke the Insurrection Act to order the military to arrest and deport immigrants, troops would be put in a bind over whether those actions are legal, according to one current and one former senior Defense official who addressed the issue on condition of anonymity. —

Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 Crivello found there was enough probable cause for the criminal case against Burks to be bound over for trial. —

Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024 Milwaukee County Circuit Court Commissioner Barry Phillips found probable cause and ordered the case be bound over for trial. —

Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024 If a judge determines there is enough evidence to go to trial, the case is bound over to circuit court. —

M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bind over

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First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bind over was in 1591

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Legal Definition

bind over

transitive verb

: to put under a bond to do something (as appear in court) under court authority

: to transfer (a case or defendant) to another forum after a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing

Note: In states that require indictment by a grand jury in felony cases, a case will be bound over to the grand jury if the judge or magistrate finds at the preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the crime. In states that use an information, the case is bound over to the trial court upon a finding of probable cause.

intransitive verb

: to bind a case over

questioned the magistrate's decision to bind over

bindover noun

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024 - Updated example sentences

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