straightjacket
/ (ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt) /
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noun
a less common spelling of straitjacket
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How to use straightjacket in a sentence
We must try to prevent further violence and the doctor has sent to the hospital for a straightjacket.
Plays: The Father; Countess Julie; The Outlaw; The Stronger|August StrindbergShe must put the straightjacket on the patient when I have talked to him and given the order!
Plays: The Father; Countess Julie; The Outlaw; The Stronger|August StrindbergI always scheduled her last, so that I could exceed the 45 minutes straightjacket of the classic therapy session.
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