Outer garments worn on the upper body, waist to thigh length.

• Part of a suit worn with trousers; short coats.

Protective or insulating covers for objects.

• An outer layer or skin, as on books, cables, bullets, or potatoes.

Slang: police files or criminal records on a person.

Third-person singular of jacket: encloses or covers with a jacket.

• Puts someone in a straitjacket.