(bind by promise)
1promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate …
2bind — / bīnd/ vt bound / bau̇nd/, bind·ing 1 a: to make responsible for an obligation (as under a contract) agents have the power to bind the insurer R. I. Mehr b: to burden with an obligation prevented married women from bind ing …
3bind — [baɪnd] verb bound PTandPP [baʊnd] binding PRESPART [transitive] LAW if a legal agreement binds someone, it makes them promise to do something: • If a person signs a documen …
4Bind — Bind, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind …
5bind oneself — index pledge (promise the performance of), promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath …
7bind´ing|ness — bind|ing «BYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the covering of a book. 2. a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses. 3. the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe …
8bind´ing|ly — bind|ing «BYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the covering of a book. 2. a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses. 3. the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe …
9bind|ing — «BYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the covering of a book. 2. a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses. 3. the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe slips, a …
10bind by a pledge — index promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
