Bonds lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
• a connection that fastens things together
• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition "the mutual adhesiveness of cells" "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
• an electrical force linking atoms
• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial "the judge set bail at $10,000" "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest "the shifting alliances within a large family" "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
• 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
• held in slavery "born of enslaved parents"