拘束

こうそく

restriction, restraint, binding, constraint

拘束力

こうそくりょく

binding force

拘束衣

こうそくい

straitjacket

党議拘束

とうぎこうそく

compulsory adherence to a party decision, restrictions on party debate

拘束時間

こうそくじかん

total hours spent working

身柄拘束

みがらこうそく

(in) custody, physical restraint (e.g. by police)

二重拘束

にじゅうこうそく

double bind

法的拘束力

ほうてきこうそくりょく

legally binding power

身柄を拘束する

みがらをこうそくする

to detain; to take into custody

拘る

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to

拘留

こうりゅう

custody, detention, confinement

拘禁

こうきん

intern

拘泥

こうでい

adherence to, being a stickler, being particular about

拘り

こだわり

obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)

拘置

こうち

detention, confinement, arrest

拘縮

こうしゅく

contracture

束

つか そく たば

bundle, bunch, sheaf

拘束名簿式比例代表制

こうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい

proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)

拘置所

こうちしょ

prison, detention house, detention center, jail