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cuffs
noun as in fetters
noun as in handcuffs
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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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"We know that people developed serious infections on their skin, hands and legs because of the cuffs."
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New devices can screen for sleep apnea, measure blood pressure without arm cuffs and detect early signs of illness.
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It also heard that plastic cuffs were used and the "extent of force was plainly excessive and beyond what was necessary".
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He said he "couldn't really hear" the police officers and "the next thing they put me in cuffs".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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