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swahili [noun]

Pingu za sheria

Maana (Definition)

Pair of linked metal rings locked around a suspect's wrists upon arrest.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

legal police handcuffs

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

pingu za sheria

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Law Enforcement
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mshukiwa aliwekwa pingu za sheria na kupelekwa kituo cha polisi."

Translation: The suspect was placed in legal police handcuffs and taken to the police station.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Polisi wa trafikiTii sheria bila shurutiUkweli
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