What is another word for Handcuffing?

Pronunciation: [hˈandkʌfɪŋ] (IPA)

Handcuffing refers to the act of restraining or confining a person using handcuffs. Synonyms for handcuffing include binding, chaining, restraining, shackling, fettering, and immobilizing. Handcuffing is typically done by law enforcement officers or security personnel to prevent a person from escaping or causing harm to themselves or others. This action is often necessary in situations where a person poses a danger to themselves or others, such as during an arrest or while being transported to a detention facility. While handcuffing may seem like a drastic and harsh action, it is sometimes required for the safety of all parties involved.

What are the hypernyms for Handcuffing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Handcuffing

Since the new policy of antisilence has filled the newspapers with the most filthy gossip about such imaginary horrors, it is not surprising that frivolous girls who elope with their lovers later invent stories of criminal detention, first by half poisoning and afterward by Handcuffing.
"Psychology and Social Sanity"
Hugo Münsterberg
Disgust showed on the admiral's face as he gestured to the marines, who jumped forward and grabbed Hanlon's arms, twisting them behind his back and Handcuffing them.
"Man of Many Minds"
E. Everett Evans
The wind was so that we stood off E.S.E., after putting the pilot on board the small sloop, Handcuffing the prisoners, and sending the prize to Cape May.
"The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III)"
Philip Freneau

Famous quotes with Handcuffing

  • Handcuffing the ability of states and localities to develop clean fuels in the cheapest possible way, using local resources, is not sound or sensible policy.
    Jan Schakowsky

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