bind over
phrasal verbbind somebody over [usually passive]
- (North American English, law
) to give somebody bail while they are waiting to go to trial法律 允许某人保释候审 - He was bound over for trial.
他获准了保释候审。
- He was bound over for trial.
- (British English, law
) to give somebody a formal warning that if they break the law again they will be punished法律 令某人具结保证(不再违法) - She was bound over to keep the peace for a year.
她被责令具保一年内不再闹事。
- She was bound over to keep the peace for a year.