adjective
- restrained with manacles or handcuffs
verb
- past tense of manacle; to restrain with manacles or handcuffs
Examples
- The prisoner sat manacled in the courtroom.
- Police manacled the suspect before placing him in the car.
- She felt manacled by the strict rules of the institution.
- The guards manacled both of his hands behind his back.
- His creativity was manacled by constant criticism.
- The defendant appeared manacled at his arraignment.