1. the quality or state of being binding; the force or obligation that compels compliance or adherence
Usage: formal; often used in legal and philosophical contexts

Examples

• The bindingness of a contract depends on whether both parties agreed to its terms.
• Legal scholars debated the bindingness of international treaties without formal ratification.
• The bindingness of moral rules is a central question in ethics.
• Once you sign the agreement, its bindingness cannot be questioned.
• The court questioned the bindingness of the verbal promise made years earlier.
• Religious texts carry different degrees of bindingness for different believers.