Or to bind over
TO BIND, OR TO BIND OVER, crim. law. The act by which a magistrate or a
court hold to bail a party, accused of a crime or misdemeanor.
2. A person accused may be bound over to appear at a court having
jurisdiction of the offence charged, to answer; or he may be bound over to
be of good behaviour, (q. v.) or to keep the peace. See Surety of the Peace.
3. On refusing to enter into the requisite recognizance, the accused
may be committed to prison.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.