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noun • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) • a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar verb • bind the arms of • restrain with fetters | ||||
| 32% | 4 | A type of restraint used to secure prisoners | ||
noun • A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg. verb • To shackle, fetter, chain. | ||||
| 32% | 12 | Restraint on a restraint | ||
noun • a check that restrains another check • something that checks the correctness of a previous check verb • oppose or check by a counteraction • check a second time | ||||
Prisoners Leg Restraint
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SHACKLE which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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SHACKLE
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