All 3 Uses of
bond
in
Julius Caesar
- What tributaries follow him to Rome,
To grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels?p. 9.6bonds = constraints
- What need we any spur but our own cause
To prick us to redress? what other bond
Than secret Romans, that have spoke the word,
And will not palter?p. 59.2bond = connection
- Within the bond of marriage, tell me, Brutus,
Is it excepted I should know no secrets
That appertain to you?p. 69.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(bond as in: a close bond) a close connection; or to form such a connection; or something that holds things together (creates a connection)
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(2)
(bond as in: the bond market) a certificate issued by a government or corporation that promises to pay a debt with interest in return for a loan
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(3)
(bond as in: released on a $10,000 bond) an amount of money a court orders a defendant to pay to be released from jail prior to a trial (The money is returned after trial, but is collected to help assure the defendant will appear at trial.)
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(4)
(bonded as in: all our employees are bonded) insured to cover any loss resulting from dishonesty
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(5)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, bond can refer to:
- a formal or sincere agreement
- a duty
- a specific way that atoms are held together
- a type of paper
- a specific way of laying bricks
- something used to tie things together or prevent free movement