(also straightjacket) noun
1 a piece of clothing like a jacket with long arms which are tied to prevent the person wearing it from behaving violently. Straitjackets are sometimes used to control people who are mentally ill.
2 (disapproving) a thing that stops sth from growing or developing:
the straitjacket of taxation
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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