bond Persian Dictionary

1. n. a connection that fastens things together

2. n. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

3. n. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

4. n. British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

5. n. United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

6. n. an electrical force linking atoms

7. n. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

8. n. 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

9. n. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

10. n. a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

11. s. held in slavery

12. v. stick to firmly

13. v. bring together in a common cause or emotion

14. v. issue bonds on

15. v. create social or emotional ties