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Shackle
01
a metal fastening, usually a pair, joined by a chain or hinge, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
02
a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
Example
The guards secured the prisoner's wrists with heavy iron shackles to prevent any attempts at escape.
The judge ordered the defendant to be placed in shackles after he attempted to attack a court officer.
She could hear the clinking of shackles as the prisoners shuffled past her in the dimly lit corridor.
The sound of the jailer unlocking the prisoner's shackles echoed through the empty prison hallway.
The convicted criminal felt the cold metal of the shackles encasing his ankles as he was escorted to the prison cell.
