chain
I
(nexus) noun
act of coming together, act of coupling, act of joining, act of uniting, affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, attachment, attraction, bond, bond of union, bridge, conjunction, connectedness, connecting link, connecting medium, connection, correlation, interconnection, intermedium, interrelation, junction, kinship, liaison, ligament, ligature, link, linkage, privity, relatedness, relation, relationship, relativity, tie, union
II
(series) noun
array, catena, catenation, classification, concatenation, connected series, consecution, constant flow, continuity, cordon, gradation, line, links, order, procession, progression, range, round, row, run, scale, sequence, series, set, succession, suit, suite, train, unbroken line, vinculum
associated concepts: chain of causation, chain of circumstances, chain of custody, chain of title
III
index
constrain (imprison), constrain (restrain), contain (restrain), detain (restrain), fetter (noun), fetter (verb), handcuff (noun), handcuff (verb), hierarchy (arrangement in a series), restrict, sequence, succession
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006