as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
That lockup will expire on September 19, allowing Trump and other insiders to sell their shares in the company.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
Key Background Trump Media executives were able to sell their shares in the company beginning on Sept. 19, when the lockup period—a standard procedure for public companies aimed at preventing certain shareholders from selling shares for a period of time—ended.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
In 2015, the supervisors approved a plan to knock it down and build a modernized lockup with a focus on mental health treatment.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
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The lockup provision that barred him from selling his shares for the first six months since the company went public expires next week, meaning that Trump could begin selling his shares in the company as early as Sept. 19.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
That lockup will expire on September 19, allowing Trump and other insiders to sell their shares in the company.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
Key Background Trump Media executives were able to sell their shares in the company beginning on Sept. 19, when the lockup period—a standard procedure for public companies aimed at preventing certain shareholders from selling shares for a period of time—ended.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
In 2015, the supervisors approved a plan to knock it down and build a modernized lockup with a focus on mental health treatment.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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