STRAITJACKET
\stɹˈe͡ɪtd͡ʒakɪt], \stɹˈeɪtdʒakɪt], \s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_dʒ_a_k_ɪ_t]\
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a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
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anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
By Princeton University
