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straitjacket N

straitjacket PSYCH, MED

camisa de força f

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Once the arms are inserted into the straitjacket's sleeves, they are then crossed across the chest. en.wikipedia.org

He frequently makes appearances in his own comic strip where he often ends up in a straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

The straitjacket's effectiveness as a restraint makes it of special interest in escapology. en.wikipedia.org

The sailor was removed from the sub in a straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

The composer engaged intensively with the latest tendencies in music, including twelve-tone music, atonality, serialism and aleatorics, but always rejected the straitjacket of dogmatism. en.wikipedia.org

They were caught in the straitjacket of their history, and the realisation that this time was different came too late. en.wikipedia.org

In the end, though, the chief deterrent was the lash, plus, at times, an iron collar and a straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

She is drugged and placed in a straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

She wakes to find herself in a straitjacket, and screams. en.wikipedia.org

Techniques such as ankle and wrist restraints, physical coercion, and straitjackets were used. en.wikipedia.org

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