(~s, manacling, ~d)
1.
Manacles are metal devices attached to a prisoner’s wrists or legs in order to prevent him or her from moving or escaping.
N-COUNT: usu pl
2.
If a prisoner is ~d, their wrists or legs are put in ~s in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.
His hands were ~d behind his back...
He was ~d by the police.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed prep/adv, be V-ed