拘束力

こうそくりょく

binding force

拘束衣

こうそくい

straitjacket

拘束圧

こうそくあつ

confining pressure

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)

非拘束名簿式比例代表制

ひこうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい

proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained

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

拘泥

こうでい

adherence to, being a stickler, being particular about

拘禁

こうきん

intern

拘留

こうりゅう

custody, detention, confinement

拘置

こうち

detention, confinement, arrest

拘り

こだわり

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

拘縮

こうしゅく

contracture

束

つか そく たば

bundle, bunch, sheaf