bond Copy link Outline I. That which binds1. vincŭlum (both for repressing and for uniting)2. nōdus3. cătēna4. cōpŭla (of that which unites)II. In pl., i.q. imprisonment (q. v.)III. A legal document which binds1. syngrăpha2. chīrŏgrăphum3. nōmen • bond: I. That which binds: 1. vincŭlum (both for repressing and for uniting): bodies tightly bound with b.s, corpora constricta vinculis, Cic.: Virg. Fig.: to fly forth from the b.s of the body as from a prison, ex corporum vinculis tanquam e carcere evolare, Cic.: the marriage b., v. jugale, Virg.: b.s of relationship, v. propinquitatis, Cic. 2. nōdus: the b.s of superstition, nodi religionum, Lucr.: the b. of friendship, n. amicitiae, Cic.: v. knot, entanglement. 3. cătēna: the b. of the laws, c. legum, Cic.: v. band. 4. cōpŭla (of that which unites): the unbroken b. (of mutual love), irrupta c., Hor.: the nuptial b., nuptialis c., Apul.: v. tie, leash. II. In pl., i.q. imprisonment (q. v.): vincŭla, orum: to be hurried away to b.s and darkness, in vincla atque in tenebras abripi, Cic.: Liv. III. A legal document which binds: 1. syngrăpha: to lend money on a b., pecuniam alicui per s. credere, Cic.: to deliver judgment on a b., jus ex s. dicere, Cic. 2. chīrŏgrăphum: Suet.: Gaius. 3. nōmen: I wish to pay in full, so that the b. may be cancelled and I may owe nothing, volo persolvere ut expungatur n. ne quid debeam, Pl.: v. debt.
BOND Copy link • BOND[Vid: BAND] Bonds, chains, vincula; catenae. Imprisonment, custodia, vincula. To lie in bonds and chains, esse in vinculis et catenis. To cast into bonds, in vincula mittere, conjicere; vinculis astringere. To cast into bonds (prison), in custodiam (or in vincula) mittere, tradere, condere, conjicere. Tie, vinculum (PROP. and figuratively): nodus, copula (figuratively). There is a closer bond among kinsmen, arctior colligatio est societatis propinquorum. The strict bond of friendship, amicitiae conjunctionisque necessitudo. Obligation, chirographum; syngrapha (paper signed by both parties to a contract). To borrow money upon one’s bond, per chirographum pecuniam mutuam sumere. To lend one money upon his bond, chirographo exhibito, pecuniam alicui credere. To give bonds, satisdare (pro re), satisdationem interponere, dare: for the payment of the money adjudged, satisdare judicatae pecuniae (genitive, scilicet, nomine).