Definition of Handcuffing

1. Verb. (present participle of handcuff) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Handcuffing

1. handcuff [v] - See also: handcuff

Lexicographical Neighbors of Handcuffing

handcolour
handcops
handcraft
handcrafted
handcrafter
handcrafters
handcrafting
handcrafts
handcraftsman
handcraftsmanship
handcraftsmanships
handcraftsmen
handcuff
handcuff artist
handcuffed
handcuffing
handcuffs
handcycle
handcycles
hande
handed
handed-down
handed down
handed in
handed off
handed out
handedly
handedness
handednesses
handegg

Literary usage of Handcuffing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Digest of Canadian Criminal Case Law: Comprising the Reported Cases on by George Edward McCrossan, Samuel Davies Schultz, Andrew Miller Harper (1908)
"Held, however, that under the circumstances the handcuffing was not justifiable and the constable was liable in trespass therefor, but no liability attached ..."

2. New Approaches to Staff Safety of Corrections Officers by Robert L. Thornton, John H. Shireman (1999)
"Handcuffing The importance of proper handcuffing techniques cannot be overstated. ... Agency handcuffing policy should also emphasize that: ..."

3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"There cannot be any general rule that will Justify a constable in resorting to the extreme measure of handcuffing a person, in custody for a misdemeanor, ..."

4. Digest, Canadian Case Law by Walter Edwin Lear (1920)
"Police officer—Arrest by — Precautions to prevent escape of prisoner— Handcuffing—Necessity for — Reasonable ground for belief.—A police officer who makes ..."

5. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1890)
"... and an office? is not justified in handcuffing a prisoner unless he is unruly, or attempts to escape, or is a notoriously bad character, ..."

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