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manacle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1man·a·cle

noun \ˈma-ni-kəl\

Definition of MANACLE

1
: a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff —usually used in plural
2
: something used as a restraint

Examples of MANACLE

  1. <manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area>
  2. <the warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to live with one another in peace>

Origin of MANACLE

Middle English manicle, from Anglo-French, from Latin manicula handle, diminutive of manicae shackles, armor for the hand, from manus hand — more at manual
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with MANACLE

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