leg irons

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leg irons

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plural, plural only A fetter or shackle attached at the ankle. Security is tight inside and outside the building, guarded by a bewildering collection of soldiers, policemen and gendarmes. Relatives watch as prisoners in handcuffs and leg irons shuffle past.

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noun fetter attached at the ankle

中文	腳鐐 /脚镣 jiǎoliào
Italiano	ceppi

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@misc{leg_irons_2026,
  title = {leg irons},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leg%20irons},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}