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 ;