the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply | a connection that fastens things together |
a written promise to repay a debt | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition |
a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor | an electrical force linking atoms |
the state of being obligated to do or pay something | 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 |
| (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| a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents |