English-Finnish translations for straitjacket

  • pakkopaitaAgenda 2000:n muodostama pakkopaita ei anna teille niitä keinoja, jotka ovat tarpeen. The straitjacket of Agenda 2000 will not provide you with the requisite means. Meidän ei pidä tulkita sitä niin, että siitä tulee pakkopaita. We should not interpret it in such a narrow sense that it becomes a straitjacket. Lausunnosta tuli melkeinpä pakkopaita sen sijaan, että sillä olisi tuettu työtämme. Rather than acting as a spur to our work, that advice note almost became a straitjacket.

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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