be bound by

Examples (10)

• As a signatory, the company is bound by the terms of the agreement.
• Doctors are bound by a professional code of ethics.
• He felt he was bound by the promise he made to his dying mother.
• If you sign this, you will be bound by its conditions for a decade.
• The court ruled that the new government was not bound by the old treaty.
• We are all bound by the laws of our country.
• Both nations are bound by the peace accord they signed last year.
• I don't believe we should be bound by outdated traditions.
• The members of the club are bound by a strict set of rules.
• Once the verdict is given, the jury is bound by the judge's instructions.