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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her;
- Example: "The defendant was bound over for trial"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bind over
    v 1: order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the
         outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant
         was bound over for trial"