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cuff

noun as in beating with hands

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"He told me to get on my knees, arrested me and put me in cuffs," he said.

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But even with limited forensic data, doctors at Nasser hospital say the routine cuffing of wrists behind the body rather than in front, along with the marks observed on the limbs, points to torture.

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The video shows Parias sinking to his knees, his hands seemingly cuffed behind his back.

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New devices can screen for sleep apnea, measure blood pressure without arm cuffs and detect early signs of illness.

He submitted to having his wrists cuffed and ankles bound together.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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