noun
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
Bound noun used almost exclusively in the compound 縛につく (to be arrested/taken into custody). The standalone use is rare and literary.
See also: 縛につく
犯人はすぐに縛についた。
The criminal was promptly taken into custody.
「縛」は「縛につく」という形で使われることがほとんどだ。
The character 縛 is mostly used in the phrase 縛につく.