something that binds, fastens, or holds together, such as a chain or rope

something that brings or holds people together; tie

something that restrains or imprisons; captivity or imprisonment

something that governs behaviour; obligation; duty

a written or spoken agreement, esp a promise

adhesive quality or strength

a certificate of debt issued in order to raise funds. It carries a fixed rate of interest and is repayable with or without security at a specified future date

a written acknowledgment of an obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract

a policy guaranteeing payment of a stated sum to an employer in compensation for financial losses incurred through illegal or unauthorized acts of an employee

any of various arrangements of bricks or stones in a wall in which they overlap so as to provide strength

to hold or be held together, as by a rope or an adhesive; bind; connect

to join (metallic parts of an aircraft) together such that they are electrically interconnected

to put or hold (goods) in bond

to place under bond

to issue bonds on; mortgage

to arrange (bricks, etc) in a bond

Edward. born 1934, British dramatist: his plays, including Saved (1965), Lear (1971), Restoration (1981), and In the Company of Men (1990), are noted for their violent imagery and socialist commitment