English-Czech translations for straitjacket

  • svěrací kazajkaTakováto svěrací kazajka může vést jedině ke zvýšení nezaměstnanosti, což následně povede k sociálním nepokojům, které jsme již zažili. A straitjacket like that can only result in rising unemployment, leading to the kind of social unrest we have seen before.

Definition of straitjacket

  • A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others
  • Any situation seen as confining or restricting
  • To put someone into a straitjacket#Noun|straitjacket

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