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ˈstrait·jack·et N also fig

straitjacket

prisilni jopič m

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His trademark pieces are finding an audience member's card in his mouth and a humorous straitjacket escape. en.wikipedia.org

She is drugged and placed 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

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

During the show's final act, he would escape from a straitjacket. en.wikipedia.org

Matt is subdued, placed in a straitjacket and gagged. 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

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

He opposed the use of chains to control; yet used the straitjacket on patients at times. en.wikipedia.org

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