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bind over,vb.1. To put (a person) under a bond or other legal obligation to do something, esp. to appear in court. 2. To hold (a person) for trial; to turn (a defendant) over to a sheriff or warden for imprisonment pending further judicial action. • A court may bind over a defendant if it finds…

binding slip.See BINDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

binding receipt.See BINDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

binding precedent.See PRECEDENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

binding instruction.See mandatory instruction under JURY INSTRUCTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

binding authority.See binding precedent under PRECEDENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

binding agreement.See AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

binding,adj.1. (Of an agreement) that binds <a binding contract>.2. (Of an order) that requires obedience <the temporary injunction was binding on the parties>.[Blacks Law 8th]

binder. 1. A document in which the buyer and the seller of real property declare their common intention to bring about a transfer of ownership, usu. accompanied by the buyer’s initial payment. 2. Loosely, the buyer’s initial payment in the sale of real property. Cf. EARNEST MONEY. 3. An insurer’s memorandum giving the insured temporary…

bind day.See BOON DAY.[Blacks Law 8th]