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Bond
Bond
n.
That
which
binds
,
ties
,
fastens
, or
confines
, or by
which
anything
is
fastened
or
bound
, as a
cord
,
chain
,
etc
.; a
band
; a
ligament
; a
shackle
or a
manacle
.
Bond
n.
The
state
of
being
bound
;
imprisonment
;
captivity
,
restraint
.
Bond
n.
A
binding
force
or
influence
; a
cause
of
union
; a
uniting
tie
; as,
the
bonds
of
fellowship
.
Bond
n.
Moral
or
political
duty
or
obligation
.
Bond
n.
A
writing
under
seal
, by
which
a
person
binds
himself
,
his
heirs
,
executors
,
and
administrators
, to
pay
a
certain
sum
on or
before
a
future
day
appointed
.
This
is a
single
bond
.
But
usually
a
condition
is
added
,
that
, if
the
obligor
shall
do a
certain
act
,
appear
at a
certain
place
,
conform
to
certain
rules
,
faithfully
perform
certain
duties
, or
pay
a
certain
sum
of
money
, on or
before
a
time
specified
,
the
obligation
shall
be
void
;
otherwise
it
shall
remain
in
full
force
. If
the
condition
is
not
performed
,
the
bond
becomes
forfeited
,
and
the
obligor
and
his
heirs
are
liable
to
the
payment
of
the
whole
sum
.
Bond
n.
An
instrument
(of
the
nature
of
the
ordinary
legal
bond
)
made
by a
government
or a
corporation
for
purpose
of
borrowing
money
; as, a
government
,
city
, or
railway
bond
.
Bond
n.
The
state
of
goods
placed
in a
bonded
warehouse
till
the
duties
are
paid
; as,
merchandise
in
bond
.
Bond
n.
The
union
or
tie
of
the
several
stones
or
bricks
forming
a
wall
.
The
bricks
may
be
arranged
for
this
purpose
in
several
different
ways
, as in
English
or
block
bond
(
Fig
. 1),
where
one
course
consists
of
bricks
with
their
ends
toward
the
face
of
the
wall
,
called
headers
,
and
the
next
course
of
bricks
with
their
lengths
parallel
to
the
face
of
the
wall
,
called
stretchers
;
Flemish
bond
(
Fig
.2),
where
each
course
consists
of
headers
and
stretchers
alternately
, so
laid
as
always
to
break
joints
;
Cross
bond
,
which
differs
from
the
English
by
the
change
of
the
second
stretcher
line
so
that
its
joints
come
in
the
middle
of
the
first
,
and
the
same
position
of
stretchers
comes
back
every
fifth
line
;
Combined
cross
and
English
bond
,
where
the
inner
part
of
the
wall
is
laid
in
the
one
method
,
the
outer
in
the
other
.
Bond
n.
A
unit
of
chemical
attraction
; as,
oxygen
has
two
bonds
of
affinity
. It is
often
represented
in
graphic
formulae
by a
short
line
or
dash
.
See
Diagram
of
Benzene
nucleus
,
and
Valence
.
Bond
v. t.
To
place
under
the
conditions
of a
bond
; to
mortgage
; to
secure
the
payment
of
the
duties
on (
goods
or
merchandise
) by
giving
a
bond
.
Bond
v. t.
To
dispose
in
building
, as
the
materials
of a
wall
, so as to
secure
solidity
.
Bond
n.
A
vassal
or
serf
; a
slave
.
Bond
a.
In a
state
of
servitude
or
slavery
;
captive
.
Bond
n.
A
heavy
copper
wire
or
rod
connecting
adjacent
rails
of an
electric
railway
track
when
used
as a
part
of
the
electric
circuit
.
Bond
n.
League
;
association
;
confederacy
.
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