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Examples of lockup in a Sentence
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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The lockup innovation helped Goldman win over Juniper and become lead underwriter, the most coveted position a bank can hold in an IPO.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Last week, Upton and the squad had confirmed that a civilian lockup employee named Frank Matson was the key suspect serial killer who had contact with Noah (a teenager Voight took in after being tortured in episode seven, and recaptured and murdered in episode eight).
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Some lockups facing similar fire problems elsewhere have tried to tackle the issue by getting money for smoke detectors and more robust fire alarm systems.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
But Trump could be ordered held in the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, where Jeffrey Epstein died, or a federal lockup in Brooklyn.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
lockup
noun
lock·up
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Legal Definition
lockup
noun
lock·up
1
: a cell or group of cells (as in a courthouse) or jail where persons are held prior to a court hearing compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, penitentiary, prison
2
: the tactic of arranging with a friendly party an option to buy a valuable portion of one's corporate assets in order to discourage a takeover by another party
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