Definition of "restraints" []

• Plural form of restraint. (noun)

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• "After the officer has managed to place the misguided youth in restraints, one of the grannies asks ‘Just one more?’, and the officer says ‘Absolutely not!’."
• "No matter what evil act a captive may have committed there is never a justification for "tuning people up", rubber hoses, electricity to the genitals, sexual abuse, siccking dogs on men in restraints or simulated drowning (waterboarding)."
• "The percentage of nursing home residents in restraints has dropped nationwide, particularly in Pennsylvania."