binding

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I don’t think we know the answer to that, but one of the reasons why the OLC is so influential is its opinions are sort of treated as binding within the executive branch.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Buying a ticket and travelling to Liverpool is not a binding agreement that Scotland will entertain, score and win.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He did say the company had a “tenant pipeline” that has strengthened since February, and expects to “execute binding tenant agreements” — plural — over the next 12 months.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“This week’s verdicts aren’t legally binding on future judges and juries, but the SF case vs Meta this summer is key,” wrote Gallant.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“But with binding magic, you’re basically enslaving a spirit. Like the corpuscules? Someone with binding magic captured a spirit and then shadowshaped it into Ol’ Vernon’s corpse and sent it to do their bidding.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older