縛しばり

noun

binding; tying

Literal act of tying or binding something with rope, string, etc. Also used in figurative contexts like rules that bind.

• 荷に物もつに縛しばりをかける。

  I tie up the luggage.

noun

restriction; regulation; limit

Figurative use: a rule, condition, or limitation that constrains freedom. Common in business, contracts, and everyday speech.

• このプランには年ねん齢れいの縛しばりがあります。

  This plan has an age restriction.

• 時じ間かんの縛しばりが厳きびしい仕し事ごとだ。

  It's a job with strict time constraints.

noun

binding period; minimum contract term

Specific to contracts for mobile phones, internet, etc., where a minimum subscription period is required, often with a penalty for early cancellation.

• このスマホは2年ねんの縛しばりがある。

  This smartphone has a two-year binding period.