leg irons

English

Noun

leg irons pl (plural only)

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

     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／脚镣 (zh) (jiǎoliào)

• Finnish: jalkaraudat (fi) pl
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Greek:

  Ancient: πέδη f (pédē)

• Italian: ceppi (it) m pl
• Ottoman Turkish: پرانقه (pranka)

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