straitjacket

Noun
  1. Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines (synset 105698489)
    "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
    is a type of: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  2. 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 (synset 104339718)
    is a type of: garment - an article of clothing
    same as: straightjacket

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