leg cuffs

Prisoner's ankle bindings

Leg cuffs are restraints that fasten around the ankles, used to restrict a person's movement.

They appear in law enforcement for transporting prisoners, in BDSM for bondage play, and in fitness as weighted bands worn during exercise: The officer secured the leg cuffs before loading him into the van.

Also called ankle cuffs or shackles.

Related

ball and chain · detention · house arrest · prisoner · chain gang · bondage · metal · locked · locked up · maximum security · binding · fetters · irons · police · arrest · escape · break free · cold

Opposites
body location of restraint

leg cuffshandcuffs

Locking wrist restraints

wrist cuffs · manacles · collar · waist chain

restraint vs. freedom

leg cuffsunshackled

Released from restraints

unrestricted · freedom · freedom of movement · free movement · unfettered

Family

leg, legs, legged, legging, leggings, cuff, cuffs, cuffed, cuffing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG