shackle

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nounrestraint

verbrestrain

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Being able to orient a map using a compass is the basis of navigation, but it’s also a fun challenge and it frees you from the shackles of modern technology.

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The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday significantly limited when handcuffs, shackles and other restraints can be used on young people when they appear in court.

MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT LIMITS USE OF RESTRAINTS ON JUVENILESBY JODI S. COHENJULY 28, 2021PROPUBLICA

News reports of her testimony this week were paired with photos of her dancing in shackles.

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“We need to take the shackles off and get out of our own way,” he says.

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At the end of July, his request for deportation was granted and he was flown back to Honduras in shackles.

TO STAY OR TO GO?HANNAH DREIERDECEMBER 26, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Now, as the first Gulf state to commit to diplomatic relations with Israel, the UAE is further breaking the shackles that have bound it to Saudi Arabia.

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“Why, the beggars have knocked the shackle off the chain,” cried Raft.

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Pastern, pas′tėrn, n. the part of a horse's foot from the fetlock to the hoof, where the shackle is fastened.

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As he drove the rivet into the shackle on his left arm, a spurt of bruised blood from the old Mexican War wound stained the iron.

THE CLANSMANTHOMAS DIXON

Religious dogma is sometimes used to shackle human creativity, and the form of belief is allowed to stifle the vitality of faith.

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