Collar and Restraint

Collar

Collar noun - The act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar

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Restraint and collar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restraint" instead a noun "Collar".

Nearby Words: collared, collaring, collet, collaret

Restraint noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

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Collar and restraint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collar" instead a noun "Restraint".

similar	similar collar	similar restraint
usual	usual collar	usual restraint
little	little collar	little restraint
mental	mental collar	mental restraint
Other adjectives: less, electronic.

In Rome they took the form of hinged metal rings, and were used less as a restraint and more like a dog collar, detailing who owned them and where the owner could be found.

Source: Slave Collar
Potemkin in Guilty Gear wears a restraint system designed to keep him under control during the years he was a slave; his collar had a bomb wired into it.

Source: Power Limiter
Also, Nebari jailers give their prisoners restraint collars that can be used as torture devices: by pressing a button (usually attached to the interrogator's forehead) the collar inflicts crippling pain on it's wearer.

Source: Electric Torture

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