a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | the act of forming an alliance or confederation |
a connection that fastens things together | a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim |
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
an electrical force linking atoms | a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest |
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal | the state of being allied or confederated |
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | |
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest | |
a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents | |