fetter
Ankle restraint device
A fetter is a chain or shackle for the ankles, used historically to restrain prisoners.
The word appears almost always in the plural or as a verb.
To fetter someone is to restrain them physically or figuratively: fettered by debt, fettered by tradition.
The unfettered version of something operates without constraints: unfettered capitalism, unfettered access.
Metal bonds for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- ironsRestraints or golf clubs
cuffs · hobble · tether · yoke · collar · leash · straitjacket · trammels
Limiting condition or rule
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
encumbrance · obstacle · barrier · inhibition · curtailment · stricture · prohibition · deterrent
Required task or commitment
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
requirement · condition · precondition · prohibition · injunction · sanction · parole · probation
shackles
Metal bonds for prisoners
irons · cuffs · hobble · tether · yoke · collar · leash · straitjacket · trammels · bondage
constraint
Limiting condition or rule
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- hindranceBarrier to progress
impediment · encumbrance · obstacle · barrier · inhibition · curtailment · stricture · prohibition · deterrent · handicap
obligation
Required task or commitment
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
provision · requirement · condition · precondition · prohibition · injunction · sanction · parole · probation · house-arrest
fetterliberate
Set free from captivity
free · emancipate · facilitate · enable · help
fetterfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · liberation · emancipation · unfettered · emancipate