immobilizations
Acts preventing movement
Immobilizations are acts of rendering something unable to move.
A doctor orders the immobilization of a broken limb with a cast.
Police immobilization of a suspect involves physical restraint.
In finance, immobilization of assets means converting them to fixed or non-liquid form.
The immobilizations required after surgery lasted six weeks.
Rigid injury supports
- castsTosses, or actor groups
- bracesDental alignment devices
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
slings · orthopedics · fracture · surgery · plaster · bandaging · stabilization · dressing
Extremely cold
- stasisState of inactivity
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- rigidityState of being unbending
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
stiffness · numbness · seizing · locking · torpor · catalepsy · petrification · suspension
splints
Rigid injury supports
traction · slings · orthopedics · fracture · surgery · plaster · bandaging · stabilization · dressing · compression
freezing
Extremely cold
paralysis · stiffness · numbness · seizing · locking · torpor · catalepsy · petrification · suspension · halting
bonds
Ties that unite
manacles · handcuffs · cuffs · restraints · straitjacket · tethers · ligatures · binding · strapping · pinning
locking
Fixing firmly in position
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- anchoringFastening securely to position
securing · fastening · fixing · blocking · jamming · seizing · freezing · wedging · chocking · mooring
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Assembling forces for readiness
movements · activations · motions · animations · setting in motion
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Assembling forces for readiness
deployments · activations · call-ups · troop movements · dispatches
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Converting assets to cash
releases · unfreezing · mobilizations · divestments · liberalizations