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shackle
noun as in restraint
Example Sentences
During the raid, workers were forced to sit on the floor of the factory as officers shackled their legs in scenes that sparked outrage in South Korea.
Eliciting the most emotional responses from those who have seen the artifacts are the iron shackles, particularly several designed for children.
They arrived at Durban's international airport on Tuesday under heavy police guard, with their hands and feet shackled.
There – with three weeks left for Landor to serve – the warden ignored the judicial order, directing guards to shackle Landor and forcibly shave his head.
Clients of Grant, Ronson, Greene & Associates escape their marriage shackles with a hoard of treasure — there’s an entire subplot pinned to bidding on a brooch in a Christie’s auction, in fact.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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