bound by law

Examples (10)

• Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud.
• Doctors are bound by law to maintain patient confidentiality.
• The company was bound by law to recall the defective product.
• As a citizen, you are bound by law to report for jury duty if summoned.
• Even the monarch is bound by law in a constitutional monarchy.
• They were not bound by law to offer a refund, but they did it as a goodwill gesture.
• If this contract is signed, both parties will be bound by law to its terms.
• The court determined that the school was bound by law to provide equal access to all students.
• Are employers bound by law to provide severance pay?
• He felt morally obligated, though not strictly bound by law, to help them.