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straitjacket

'streɪt,dʒækʌt

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noun
a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
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straightjacket

type of:
garment
noun
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
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"they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket" "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

type of:
baulk check deterrent handicap hinderance hindrance balk impediment

Examples of straitjacket

"they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"
"the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"