Noun
Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.
A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.
Source: Webster's dictionaryJustice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. Daniel Webster
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment. George Washington
Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy. Robert Griffin III
Structural concept in nature: The grouping of the smallest recognizable entities in matter: Bone matter is cellular or tubular. Ligament structure is a sinuous-fibrous web. Tendons are continuous with the connective tissue of the muscle, strengthened by cross grain. Paul Klee
I was hospitalized five times in 2011 because of my skiing. Fracturing my left shoulder twice, snapping my anterior cruciate ligament once and smashing my scapula into five pieces. Heather Mills
A defeat to Bayer Leverkusen ended their hopes of retaining the Bundesliga and, to make matters worse, striker Horst Hrubesch – their top scorer in the league and European Cup that season – suffered an ankle ligament injury. Source: Internet