tying up

The punishment also ended McLaren’s hopes of tying up the constructors' championship in this race.

It saves a huge amount of public money by tying up the criminal justice system with a jury trial.

Britney Spears appears to be swiftly tying up loose ends that have tethered her to the court system for years.

That would mean tying up over $557 million in cash, stocks and other liquid assets, and Trump’s company needs some left over to run the business, his attorneys have said.

Cliff Mitchell, 24, was also found guilty of one count of kidnap after tying up a victim, threatening her with a knife, putting tape over her mouth and forcing her into his car.