ಅರ್ಥ : Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
They defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket.
The government is operating in an economic straitjacket.
ಅರ್ಥ : 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.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : straightjacket