How to Use bind over in a Sentence

bind over

verb
  • Bowie was bound over for trial on Tuesday.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The case was bound over to circuit court in June 2024.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The case is now bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • If indicted, the defendant is bound over for trial.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Either side would have the right to appeal Simmons’ ruling, whether the group is bound over for trial or not.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Even those facing the most severe charges appear before a magistrate judge before their case can be bound over to the district court.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2026
  • An Eastpointe elementary school parent who is accused of threatening a teacher after his child did not receive a snack time was bound over to circuit court.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • She was previously bound over for trial on three counts of child neglect and three counts of welfare fraud involving nearly $30,000.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Stanley Butts, 58, was bound over to the Third Circuit Court in Wayne County on April 27.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Travis Turner of Roseville was bound over on one count of operating while intoxicated, causing death, and one count of possession of a firearm while under the influence.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • State prosecutors had also hinted at an ongoing investigation in the months after the incident, including at the April hearing during which he was bound over for trial.
    — Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Assistant Prosecutor Carmen DeFranco moved to bind over Booker on all counts.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Garza was charged in June and bound over to stand trial after a September hearing on three counts of embezzlement, three counts of using a computer to commit a crime and four counts of failure to file income taxes.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Nearly four years after criminal charges were filed, Epic Charter Schools’ founders are about to learn whether they will be bound over for trial in the state’s massive racketeering and embezzlement case against them.
    — Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Court records show Norton entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment on April 29 and waived his preliminary hearing, at which point probable cause was found and the case was bound over for further proceedings.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Booker was bound over to trial on Wednesday following a lengthy preliminary examination in August 2025.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While Radcliff's case was already bound over to trial, attorneys agreed to postpone it from starting on March 9, 2026, to June 15, 2026.
    — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Prosecutors say Tyran Pruitte and Armstrong were bound over after appearing for a preliminary exam on June 5 in the 37th District Court.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Kurt Studing, 66, of Clinton Township, was bound over to trial on Tuesday on charges of assault with intent to murder, a felony that has a penalty of up to life in prison, and assault or assault and battery, which is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to 93 days in jail.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The district attorney’s office said Andrea and husband Nicholas both waived their preliminary hearings in Reno Justice Court and that their cases were bound over to the Second Judicial District Court for all further proceedings.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
  • James Vigneau, 42, was bound over as charged after a preliminary exam took place on Thursday in 37th District Court in Warren, the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 June 2026

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