remain bound

Frequency: 4.06.5 per million words

To continue to be legally or morally obliged.

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Examples (10)

  • Even after the merger, the company will remain bound by its existing contracts.
  • Despite the change in government, the nation must remain bound by the terms of the treaty.
  • He felt he should remain bound by the promise he made to his late father.
  • Lower courts remain bound by the precedents set by the Supreme Court.
  • In feudal times, a knight would remain bound to serve his lord for life.
  • If the conditions are not met, we will not remain bound to this agreement.
  • Both parties remain bound by the confidentiality clause for five years.
  • Doctors remain bound by their oath to do no harm, regardless of the circumstances.
  • For centuries, the two kingdoms remained bound by a pact of mutual defense.
  • Does the signatory remain bound to the contract if the other party declares bankruptcy?