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straitjacket
noun
(strait-jack-et)
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
Synonyms:
straightjacket
,
straitjacket
noun
(strait-jack-et)
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
Examples:
They defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket.
The government is operating in an economic straitjacket.
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straitjacket
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straightjacket
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corset
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yoke
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constraint
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compulsion
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duress
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stranglehold
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robe
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jacket
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gown
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mold
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grip
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limitation
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dress
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okay
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mould
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vice
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strait-jacket
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manacle
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bondage
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chastity belt
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noose
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tether
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necktie
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cravat
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tourniquet
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jumpsuit
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shackles
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knickers
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waistcoat
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spandex
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leash
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restraints
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fetters
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strictures
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constraints
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constrictions
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handcuffs
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constricting
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chokehold
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bind
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isolation
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dogma
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apron strings
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dunce cap
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vise
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stultification
,
inflexibility
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morass
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jackboot
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thumbscrews
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cocoon
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trouser leg
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purgatory
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pigeonholes
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cilice
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constraining
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underpants
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guillotine
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surplice
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orthodoxies
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cape
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leotard
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veil
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life preserver
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shackle
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cuffs
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tights
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handcuff
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conventionalism
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codpiece
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nightie
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confines
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lunacy
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legerdemain
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stasis
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centralist
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subservience
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hatband
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shoelaces
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bedposts
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blinders
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sticking plaster
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rip cord
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wimple
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abyss
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political correctness
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prat
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bridle
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collars
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regimentation
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millstone
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purdah
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gag
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trousers
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rigidity
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solipsist
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cinches
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incoherence
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immanacle
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straitjacket
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