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straitjacket
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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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
noun
Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
“They defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket”
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They defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket
The government is operating in an economic straitjacket
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