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Examples of manacle
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That golden manacle of ownership is as outdated as the institution itself.
From the guardian.co.uk
But a manacle sentence should always be combined with some kind of mandatory productive work.
From the scienceblogs.com
Yes, of course you have, and as it turns out maybe England weren't so unwise to manacle themselves to Fabio Capello after all.
From the guardian.co.uk
That he'll save the day and free Europe from the manacle of weirdly accented men with faces the colour of steak tartare is never in doubt.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Unemployment, variously estimated at between 25 percent and 40 percent, has remained a manacle on the millions of South Africans living in the shanties.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It interested me to read, recently, that most Swedish prisoners prefer jail to an electronic surveillance manacle and a term served at home.
From the scienceblogs.com
- Handcuff: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
- Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. They comprise two parts, linked together by a chain, a hinge or in the case of rigid cuffs, a bar. ...
- (The Manacles) The Manacles are a set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall close to Porthoustock, which are a popular spot for diving due to the shipwrecks around them. ...
- A shackle, consisting of a pair of joined rings, to restrict the free movement of the hands; Any similar device such as a fetter or handcuffs; To confine with manacles
- (manacles) Plural of manacle; A plurale tantum with same meanings as manacle
- (manacles) Also from the Latin noun manus, meaning hand. Manacles are cuffs placed on the captive's hands to control his movements.
- Metal rings that could be locked to secure the hands of a prisoner.
- Chains for hands or feet
