restrain

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verbkeep under control; hold back

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A lawsuit alleges staff members restrained him for nearly two hours, even as he vomited and urinated on himself.

THE VERY REAL, VERY PAINFUL REASONS THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY DEMANDED TWO RESTRAINT SCENES BE REMOVED FROM SIA’S NEW FILM ‘MUSIC’THERESA VARGASFEBRUARY 10, 2021WASHINGTON POST

With two officers restraining each of the girl’s hands, video shows, she slides to the street, thrashing and kicking at police as she pleads to see her dad.

ROCHESTER POLICE HANDCUFFED AND PEPPER-SPRAYED A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL, BODY-CAM FOOTAGE SHOWSJACLYN PEISERFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Kids who weren’t restrained at all definitely suffered the consequences.

HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY CARE ABOUT CHILDREN? (EP. 447)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJANUARY 14, 2021FREAKONOMICS

Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically restraining them face down.

BILL BANNING LOCKED SECLUSION AND FACE-DOWN RESTRAINTS IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS STALLS AS LAWMAKERS RUN OUT OF TIMEBY JENNIFER SMITH RICHARDS, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AND JODI S. COHEN, PROPUBLICAJANUARY 14, 2021PROPUBLICA

Each victim may receive multiple services, including legal help with things like restraining orders, emergency hotel night vouchers, counseling sessions and online professional training, officials said.

CENTER SERVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS REMAINS CLOSED, ANGERING ADVOCATESASHLY MCGLONEJANUARY 6, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Even as these cases proceed through the courts, the issues they raise will also be actively debated in Congress, where there is considerable bipartisan interest in restraining the power of Big Tech.

FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE CASES ARE OUR LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THE ECONOMY FROM MONOPOLIZATIONSTEVEN PEARLSTEINDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Still, the number of apartment vacancies, as well as renters’ lingering financial difficulties, will restrain rents, House said.

INVESTORS ARE PRICING IN INFLATION FOR 2021. HERE’S WHY IT’S LIKELY TO BE A MIRAGELEE CLIFFORDDECEMBER 7, 2020FORTUNE

Her testimony went too far for even Giuliani, who at one point leaned over, seemingly to try to restrain his witness after she laughed derisively at a request to stop interrupting the official asking her to clarify her claims of fraud.

RUDY GIULIANI’S BIZARRE LEGAL STRATEGY, IN TWO CLIPSJERUSALEM DEMSASDECEMBER 3, 2020VOX

In September, it briefly posted a job listing for an analyst to research “labor organizing threats against the company” and to compile information that could be used to seek restraining orders against activists.

THOUSANDS OF AMAZON WORKERS WILL WALK OFF THE JOB TODAY TO FIGHT FOR FAIR PAY AND COVID PROTECTIONSIAN MOUNTNOVEMBER 27, 2020FORTUNE

Some of the threats wound up in police reports and restraining orders.

MORNING REPORT: WHAT WOMEN CANDIDATES AND OFFICEHOLDERS FACEVOICE OF SAN DIEGONOVEMBER 9, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

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