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
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.