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FETTERS(law)

FETTERS (law)


FETTERS. A sort of iron put on the legs of malefactors, or persons accused of crimes. of crimes. 2. When a prisoner is brought into court to plead he shall not be put 2. When a prisoner is brought into court to plead he shall not be put in fetters. 2 Inst. 315; 3 Inst. 34; 2 Hale, 119; Hawk. b. 21 c. 28, s. 1 in fetters. 2 Inst. 315; 3 Inst. 34; 2 Hale, 119; Hawk. b. 21 c. 28, s. 1 Kel. 10; 1 Chitty' s Cr. Law, 417. An officer having arrested a defendant on Kel. 10; 1 Chitty' s Cr. Law, 417. An officer having arrested a defendant on a civil suit, or a person accused of a crime, has no right to handcuff him 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 make his escape. 4 B.