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(strāt′jak′it)

noun

a coatlike device that binds the arms tight against the body: used to restrain persons in a violent state
anything that confines or limits

transitive verb

to confine or restrict with or as with a straitjacket

See straitjacket in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also straight·jack·et

noun

A long-sleeved jacketlike garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent patient or prisoner.
Something that restricts, hinders, or confines: the straitjacket of bureaucratic paperwork.

transitive verb strait·jack·et·ed also straight·jack·et·ed, strait·jack·et·ing also straight·jack·et·ing, strait·jack·ets also straight·jack·ets

To restrain, restrict, or hinder by or as if by confining in a straitjacket.

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