Ma'anar ƙamus na "bind over" shine a buƙaci mutum ya bayyana a gaban kotu ko kuma ya kiyaye zaman lafiya, yawanci ta hanyar buga bond ko tsaro. Hakanan yana iya nufin canja ƙarar ƙara daga ƙaramar kotu zuwa babbar kotu don shari'a ko kuma a kai wanda ake ƙara zuwa babban kotun don shari'a, bisa ga shari'ar farko a ƙaramar kotu. Ainihin, yana nufin tsarin neman wani ya bayyana a gaban kotu ko kuma a tuhume shi da abin da ya aikata.