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cuffs

noun as in handcuffs

noun as in iron

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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.

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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