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`1`FETTERS `2` "Legal Lexicon":
A sort of iron put on the legs of malefactors or persons accused of crimes. When a prisoner is brought into court to plead he shall not be put in fetters unless good cause be shown. An officer having arrested a defendant on a civil suit or a person accused of a crime, has no right to handcuff him unless it is necessary or he has attempted to escape. --b-- Chances are you'll find material related to this term in other areas of the Library, so look around. |