physical restraint
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalandrestraint
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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restraint
noun
uk/rɪˈstreɪnt/us/rɪˈstreɪnt/
calm and ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandrestraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is, it might be objected that a credible threat is as much of a limit on freedom as isphysicalrestraint.
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Physicalrestraintof demented patients may be necessary in an emergency but its routine use seems clearly unethical.
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The use of bedrails is not always intended as a form ofphysicalrestraint.
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The significance of aphysicalrestraintto germination would depend upon the integrity of the tissues surrounding the embryo, particularly over the radicle, and may vary with seed species.
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As littlephysicalrestraintas possible is applied.
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If the court cannot protect them by orders, it has no alternative but to resort tophysicalrestraint.
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However, even if the runway capacity figures were accepted, we would come up against another realphysicalrestraint.
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Female prison officers can perform most roles as effectively as male officers, including that ofphysicalrestraint.
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I emphasise that the guidance is not a charter for excessive and unjustified use ofphysicalrestraint.
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It is necessary that they should be subject tophysicalrestraint.
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The guideline will cover, among other areas, the use ofphysicalrestraint.
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They should not shrink from usingphysicalrestrainton those children when necessary.
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This is designed to provide variable degrees ofphysicalrestraintbut retains a clothes function.
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In many cases,physicalrestraintmay be described as corporal punishment.
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Drugs,physicalrestraintand confinement in "time out" rooms were all used to control their behaviour.
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Teachers, and other supervisory staff, should be allowed to usephysicalrestraintin certain prescribed circumstances without fear of prosecution.
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This clothing is a means ofphysicalrestraintbut it is flexible in its use so that patients so dressed are subjected to the least restraint necessary for their management.
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American practice appears to be very similar, a straightforwardphysicalrestraintof the rail.
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If the episode is accompanied by aggression, sedation orphysicalrestraintmay be necessary.
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