bound 1 n
1: boundary
— usu. used in pl.
metes and bound s
2: something that limits or restrains
within the bound s of the law
bound 2 past and past part of bind
bound 3 vt: to form the boundary of or enclose
property bound ed on the north by a stone wall
bound 4 adj: placed under a legal or moral restraint or obligation
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.