What is the meaning of straitjacket?

noun

  • Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.
    • usage: "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
  • 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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