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    A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical use is restraining people who may cause harm to themselves or others.

  2. straitjacket. 1 of 2. noun. strait· jack· et ˈstrāt-ˌja-kət. variants or less commonly straightjacket. Synonyms of straitjacket. 1. : a cover or overgarment of strong material (such as canvas) used to bind the body and especially the arms closely in restraining a violent prisoner or patient. 2.

  3. a strong piece of special clothing that ties the arms to the body and is used for limiting the movements of dangerous prisoners and mentally ill patients whose behaviour is violent: Brody was locked in a padded cell and forced to wear a straitjacket. Brand X Pictures/Stockbyte/GettyImages. disapproving.

  4. May 10, 2022 · Made of thick material, bound by laces and extending overlong arms around the back, the straitjacket is emblematic of a period of care for people with mental health conditions which often boiled down to harsh confinement and social alienation.

  5. Jul 30, 2018 · Strait-Jacket (1964) - Official Trailer. CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1reuGJV Follow us on TWITTER: / scream_factory Follow us on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1ojljJS Film legend Joan...

  6. Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American psychological horror film directed and produced by William Castle, written by Robert Bloch and starring Joan Crawford. Its plot follows a woman who, having murdered her husband and his lover decades prior, is suspected of a series of axe murders following her release from a psychiatric hospital .

  7. Strait-Jacket: Directed by William Castle. With Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John. After a 20-year asylum stay for a double ax murder, suspicion arises about Lucy Harbin's behavior as she returns to her daughter Carol, who is engaged to marry Michael Fields.

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