Dictionary Search: "Bound" - Pakistan Law Portal

Bound

adj. 1. Constrained by a contractual or other obligation <they are bound to make the payments by the first of each month>. 2. (Of a court) constrained to follow a precedent <bound by a Supreme Court decision>.

Bound bailiff

hist. A deputy sheriff plac under bond to ensure the faithful perfw mance of assigned duties.

Boundary

1. A natural or artificial separation that delineates the confines of real property <the creek serves as a boundary between the two properties>. See METES AND BOUNDS."The object of all rules for the establishment of boundaries is to ascertain the actual location of the boundary as made at the time. The important and controlling consideration, where there is a conflict as to a boundary, is the parties intention, whether express or shown by surrounding circumstances ...." 11 C.J.S. Boundaries § 3 (1995).

Bounder

A visible mark that indicates a territorial limit in a land survey.

Butts and bounds

See METES AND BOUNDS.

Erie-bound

adj. (Of a federal court) required to apply the Erie doctrine.

agreed-boundary doctrine

the principle that owners of contiguous land may agree on the boundary between the parcels, as long as thw actual boundary is uncertain, there is agreement between the two owners about the boundary line, there is acquiescence in the agreed line for a time exceeding the statute of limitations, and the agreed boundary is identifiable on the ground.

bound, n.

1. BOUNDARY <metes and bounds>. 2. A limitation or restriction on action <within the bounds of the law>.

boundary by acquiescence

See DOCTRINE OF PRACTICAL LOCATION.

boundary by agreement

See DOCTRINE OF PRACTICAL LOCATION.

boundary traffic

The movement of persons or goods across an international boundary. bound bailiff. See BAILIFF.

bounded tree

A tree that marks a corner of a property's boundary.

confusion of boundaries

Hist. The branch of equity that deals with the settlement of disputed or uncertain boundaries

duty-bound

adj. Required by legal or moral obligation to do something <Jones is dutybound to deliver the goods by Friday>.

land boundary

The limit of a landholding, usu. described by linear measurements of the borders, by points of the compass, or by stationary markers. See BOUNDARY; FORTY; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

metes and bounds

(meets). The territorial limits of real property as measured by distances and angles from designated landmarks and in relation to adjoining properties. * Metes and bounds are usu. described in deeds and surveys to establish the boundary lines of land. - Also termed butts and bounds; lines and corners.

natural boundary

Any nonartificial thing (such as a river or ocean) that forms a bound-ary of a nation, a political subdivision, or a piece of property. - Also termed natural object.

private boundary

See BOUNDARY.

public boundary