straitjacket

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strait‧jack‧et BrE AmE , straightjacket /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækət, ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: strait 'narrow, tight' ( ⇨ ↑strait) + jacket]
1. a special piece of clothing that prevents someone from moving their arms, used to control someone who is being violent or, in the past, someone who was mentally ill
2. something such as a law or set of ideas that puts very strict or unfair limits on someone:
the straitjacket of censorship