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• n  anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
  they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket
  the government is operating in an economic straitjacket
• n  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

• Breaking the education straitjacket Viewpoint: Actress Youki Kudoh says respect the old ways Viewpoint: Parents should examine their own ethics.
• Roosevelt's critics were certain he would straitjacket the free-enterprise system once America began mobilizing for war.
• The Turkish press was fitted for an authoritarian straitjacket last week by Premier Adnan Menderes.

• straightjacket

News & Articles

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• Steve Bousquet column: A glimpse of an unguarded Gov. Rick Scott
  To catch a glimpse of Gov. Rick Scott in an unguarded moment is to see a man liberated from his straitjacket of message-driven politics.
  June 10, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times
• Steve Bousquet column: A glimpse of an unguarded Gov. Rick Scott
  To catch a glimpse of Gov. Rick Scott in an unguarded moment is to see a man liberated from his straitjacket of message-driven politics.
  June 10, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times
• A Simple Design Tweak Makes Sleeping Bags Less Like Straitjackets
  A tapering mummy-style sleeping bag is easier to travel with since they can be compressed extremely compact. But if you suffer from even a smidgen of claustrophobia, spending a night in one can be like sleeping in a straitjacket. To make them more comfortable and compatible with those of us who toss and turn, Nemo has created a spoon-shaped sleeping bag which provides extra space where it's ...
  June 7, 2013 - Gizmodo

Quotes

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• Charles Schumer in Guardian Unlimited
  The president has gotten out of his ideological straitjacket and seen that in times of crisis, one of the jobs of government is to help,Schumer told reporters at a Capitol Hill news conference.
• Andre Marin in Globe and Mail
  TORONTO -- Ontario's watchdog will probe whether the governing Liberals are doing enough to protect the 75,000 elderly residents of the province's long-term care homes or, instead, confining facilities to a "straitjacket of piddly rules,"...
• FW de Klerk in guardian.co.uk
  But Mr de Klerk said: "We should be extremely careful in setting off a chain of events which will put this country into a new straitjacket of persecution and retribution."