"straitjackets" in the noun sense
1. straitjacket
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
"they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"
"the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
2. straitjacket, straightjacket
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
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