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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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