strait jacket

strait jacket
An instrument of discipline or restraint, consisting of a stout tight jacket which binds the arms firmly against the body, used in restraining violent criminals and mentally unbalanced persons.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • strait-jacket — (n.) also straitjacket, 1814, from STRAIT (Cf. strait) + JACKET (Cf. jacket); earlier in same sense was strait waistcoat (1753) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Strait-jacket — Strait jack et, n. A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strait-Jacket — Infobox Film name = Strait Jacket image size = caption = Original theatrical poster director = William Castle producer = William Castle writer = Robert Bloch narrator = starring = Joan Crawford Diane Baker Leif Erickson Rochelle Hudson music =… …   Wikipedia

  • Strait-Jacket — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Die Zwangsjacke Originaltitel: Strait Jacket Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1964 Länge: 89 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • strait-jacket — n. & v. n. 1 a strong garment with long arms for confining the arms of a violent prisoner, mental patient, etc. 2 restrictive measures. v.tr. ( jacketed, jacketing) 1 restrain with a strait jacket. 2 severely restrict …   Useful english dictionary

  • Strait Jacket (novel) — Infobox animanga/Header name = Strait Jacket caption = ja name = ストレイト・ジャケット ja name trans = Sutoreito Jaketto genre = FantasyInfobox animanga/Novel light = yes title = author = Ichirō Sakaki illustrator = Yō Fujishiro publisher = flagicon|Japan… …   Wikipedia

  • strait jacket — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jacket, confining jacket, jacket for violently insane people; see chains …   English dictionary for students

  • strait-jacket — confining jacket with long sleeves used to restrain potentially violent patients or prisoners …   English contemporary dictionary

  • strait-jacket — n. Strait waistcoat …   New dictionary of synonyms

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