Looking for the meaning or definition of the word straitjacket? That's all it means.
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
"they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
straitjacket, straightjacket(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
a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movement(as of a violent prisoner or patient)The magician struggled to free his arms from the straitjacket and escape from the tank of water he was submerged in.
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