variants
also straightjacket
as in confinement
a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movement (as of a violent prisoner or patient)
The magician struggled to free his arms from the straitjacket and escape from the tank of water he was submerged in.
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Recent Examples of straitjacket
Multiple lawsuits on behalf of African asylum-seekers concern the use of one such item, known as the Wrap, a cross between a straitjacket and a sleeping bag.
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Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2025
One man told her about a young immigrant from Bulgaria who’d been working here but had seemed to go crazy a few weeks earlier; the worker was removed from the plant in a straitjacket and later died.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
The music video may cause initial backlash among those concerned about propagating mental health stigmas by featuring images of a person in a straitjacket.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Rope, leather, buckles, straitjackets, Lycra, latex, gas masks, ball gags.
—Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2025
One man told her about a young immigrant from Bulgaria who’d been working here but had seemed to go crazy a few weeks earlier; the worker was removed from the plant in a straitjacket and later died.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
The music video may cause initial backlash among those concerned about propagating mental health stigmas by featuring images of a person in a straitjacket.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Rope, leather, buckles, straitjackets, Lycra, latex, gas masks, ball gags.
—Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straitjacket
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At least nine of the 25 arrested have landed in immigration detention — scattered across the country from a crowded lockup in Miami to a facility in a sleepy Texas railway town to a confinement in a Pacific Northwest port city overlooked by Mount Rainier.—
Hannah Critchfield,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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He was subsequently ordered to home confinement in April 2025.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Grads react as billionaire gives them $1,000: Watch video Yelp unveils its top 25 burger chains in the US: See the list Spotify reveals predictions for 30 top songs of summer 2025: See list Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Likewise, in the same sector, Kaufland and Lidl, two supermarket chains, are owned by the same family under the tutelage of the Schwarz Group, each specializing in specific market segments.—
Radu Magdin,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The bagless self-empty base can hold up to 60 days of dirt and debris, and HEPA filtration traps 99.97% of allergens.—
& John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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When Aliyar breaks a match inside a lock and traps 700 kids in the school playground, he is suspended for a week from school.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Sarah Jessica Parker opted for a black tea-length lace dress with an exaggerated shoulder and a rhinestone collar.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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Creases catch the light even with the matte-gold paint of our test car, like the line ahead of the rear wheels that calls back to the collar on a traditional Korean garment.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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“Straitjacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitjacket. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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