straitjacket has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ 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

hindrance

2
[ noun ] (clothing) a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person

Synonyms

straightjacket

Related terms

garment

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