shackles

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Noun

1. plural form of shackle
2. Restraints, usually of metal and often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement.

Synonyms

• fetter, manacles

Translations

• French: fers
• German: Handschellen
• Italian: ceppi, ferri
• Portuguese: algema, ferros, grilhetas
• Russian: нару́чники
• Spanish: grillete

Verb

1. third-person singular form of shackle

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