bind over vs confine

bind over and confine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bind over	No	No	Yes	No
confine	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confine is a hypernym of bind over; that is, confine is a word with a broader meaning than bind over:

bind over: order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her
confine: deprive of freedom; take into confinement

Other hypernyms of bind over include detain.

bind over (verb)	confine (verb)
order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
	to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
	prevent from leaving or from being removed
	deprive of freedom; take into confinement
	close in