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Binding Over

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The act by which a magistrate or court hold to bail a party accused of a crime or misdemeanor. The binding over may be to appear at a court having Jurisdiction of the offense charged,

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The act by which a magistrate or court hold to bail a party accused of a crime or misdemeanor. The binding over may be to appear at a court having jurisdiction of the offence charged, to answer, or to be of good behavior, or to keep the peace.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The act by which a court or magistrate requires a person to enter into a recognizance or furnish ball to appear for trial, to keep the peace, to attend as a witness, etc.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The act by whicha court or magistrate requires a person to enter into a recognizance or furnish bail to appear for trial, to keep the peace, to attend as a witness, ete.