immobilisation
Holding completely still
Immobilisation is the British spelling of immobilization—the act of making something unable to move.
In medicine, a broken limb requires immobilisation to heal properly: The doctor recommended immobilisation of the ankle for six weeks.
The term extends to any prevention of movement: immobilisation of assets freezes them in place, immobilisation of a vehicle keeps it from being driven.
Loss of muscle function
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
sling · cervical collar · paraplegia · quadriplegia · paresis · ankylosis · atrophy · contracture
State of being restricted
- detentionTemporary official holding
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- handcuffLocking wrist restraint
straitjacket · fetter · bondage · captivity · restraint · lockdown · curfew · house arrest
Fixing firmly with pressure
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- anchoringFastening securely to position
fastening · welding · bolting · fixing · mounting · stabilization · wheel clamp · boot
Blocking access to wealth
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- lienClaim securing debt
sequestration · sanctions · escrow · holding · suspension · forfeiture · injunction · court order
Transition to firm state
- settingContext of events
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
crystallization · calcification · gelation · vitrification · fossilization · precipitation · polymerization · freezing
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- braceDevice providing structural stability
traction · sling · cervical collar · paraplegia · quadriplegia · paresis · ankylosis · atrophy · contracture · spasticity
confinement
State of being restricted
- detentionTemporary official holding
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
handcuff · straitjacket · fetter · bondage · captivity · restraint · lockdown · curfew · house arrest · incarceration
clamping
Fixing firmly with pressure
anchoring · fastening · welding · bolting · fixing · mounting · stabilization · wheel clamp · boot · chock
asset freeze
Blocking access to wealth
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
lien · sequestration · sanctions · escrow · holding · suspension · forfeiture · injunction · court order
solidification
Transition to firm state
coagulation · crystallization · calcification · gelation · vitrification · fossilization · precipitation · polymerization · freezing · resin
immobilisationmobilisation
Organizing for collective action
movement · motion · locomotion · mobility · free movement
immobilisationactivation
Setting into operation
mobilisation · deployment · engagement · operation · animation
immobilisationliberation
Release from constraint
release · freeing · emancipation · unfettering · unleashing
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