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straitjacket

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strait·jack·et also straight·jack·et  (strtjkt)
n.
1. A long-sleeved jacketlike garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent patient or prisoner.
2. Something that restricts, hinders, or confines: the straitjacket of bureaucratic paperwork.
tr.v. strait·jack·et·ed, strait·jack·et·ing, strait·jack·ets
To restrain, restrict, or hinder by or as if by confining in a straitjacket.

straitjacket
Noun
1. a strong canvas jacket with long sleeves used to bind the arms of a violent person
2. anything which holds back or restricts development or freedom: exporters are wrapped in a straitjacket of regulations
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.straitjacketstraitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
2.straitjacketstraitjacket - 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
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
Translations
Spanish straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] ncamisa de fuerza
French straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] ncamisole f de force
German straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] strait nZwangsjacke f
Italian straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] ncamicia di forza

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How will you like to see your mother in a straitjacket an' a padded cell, shut out from the light of the sun an' beaten like a nigger before the war, Willie, beaten an' clubbed like a regular black nigger?
I always thought him sane enough until today, but you can take it from me that either he or I ought to be in a straitjacket.
 
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