Meaning Of The Word Straitjacket

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straitjacket
countable noun: A straitjacket is a special jacket used to tie the arms of a violent person tightly around their body.

straitjacket in American English
a coatlike device that binds the arms tight against the body: used to restrain persons in a violent state
to confine or restrict with or as with a straitjacket
noun: a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person
transitive verb: to put in or as in a straitjacket

straitjacket in British English
noun: a jacket made of strong canvas material with long sleeves for binding the arms of violent prisoners or psychiatric patients
verb: to confine in or as if in a straitjacket

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