binding

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To be a legal marriage for UK purposes, a Nikkah is required to be done in registered premises, but it is binding under Islamic and Pakistani law.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The verdict is not yet legally binding, as the company has a month to appeal.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The Southeast Asian diplomat, meanwhile, said there was "no way" Beijing would sign anything legally binding but would instead seek a "political declaration".

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

“Bailey’s dare,” she starts, making it his own and no one else’s, binding him to it.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern