Straitjacket - Definition
straitjacket
n 1: 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: 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 [syn: straitjacket, straightjacket]