straitjacket
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] 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" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (clothing) 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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