electronic bracelet
noun [ C ] mainly US uk/el.ekˌtrɒn.ɪk ˈbreɪs.lət/ us/i.lekˌtrɑː.nɪk ˈbreɪs.lət/ (UK usually electronic tag)
(尤指要求犯罪的人绑在脚踝上,以便警察知道其位置的)电子镯
an electronic device that is fastened to someone, especially a person who has committed a crime, usually around their ankle, so that the police or people in authority know where that person is
He promised to post $500,000 bail, and to wear an electronic bracelet. 他承诺支付50万美元的保释金,并佩戴电子镯。
Synonym: ankle bracelet
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- He must wear an electronic bracelet that allows authorities to track his whereabouts, and report daily to a pretrial services officer in San Diego.
- He has already been punished with house arrest for over a year, wearing an electronic bracelet.
- She said hospitals might best combat wandering by placing electronic bracelets on the wrist or ankle of dementia patients.
- Stalkers and wife-beaters will be fitted with electronic bracelets to ban them from "Exclusion zones" which can be set up around their victims' homes.