leg irons

English

Noun

leg irons pl (plural only)

A fetter or shackle attached at the ankle.
- 2014, Ian Black, "Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian, 27 November 2014:
  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.

Translations

fetter attached at the ankle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 腳鐐 (zh), 脚镣 (zh) (jiǎoliào)

Finnish: jalkaraudat (fi) pl

Anagrams

Gorsline, resoling, roseling

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