Binding

a.	1.	That binds; obligatory. Binding beam (Arch.) the main timber in double flooring. Binding joist (Arch.) the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.
n.	1.	The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.
	2.	Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.
	3.	(Naut.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.

Noun	1.	binding - the capacity to attract and hold something
	2.	binding - strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
	3.	binding - the act of applying a bandage Synonyms: bandaging, dressing
	4.	binding - the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Synonyms: book binding, cover, back
Adj.	1.	binding - executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"
	2.	binding - hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding" Synonyms: constricting
	3.	binding - causing constipation Synonyms: constipating

TO BIND, BINDING, contracts. These words are applied to the contract entered into, between a master and an apprentice the latter is said to be bound.
     2. In order to make a good binding, the consent of the apprentice must be had, together with that of his father, next friend, or some one standing in loco parentis. Bac. Ab. Master and Servant, A; 8 John. 328; 2 Pen. 977; 2 Yerg. 546 1 Ashmead, 123; 10 Sergeant & Rawle, 416 1 Massachusetts, 172; 1 Vermont, 69. Whether a father has, by the common law, a right to bind out his child, during his minority without his consent, seems not to be settled. 2 Dall. 199; 7 Mass. 147; 1 Mason, 78; 1 Ashm. 267. Vide Apprentice; Father; Mother; Parent.
     3. The words to bind or binding, are also used to signify that a thing is subject to an obligation, engagement or liability; as, the judgment binds such an estate. Vide Lien.

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