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Definition of lockup
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Examples of lockup in a Sentence
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
Recent Examples of lockup from the Web
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Jiles was booked into central lockup at about 10:30 a.m., according to Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office records.
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The doors in lockup, normally electronically secured, were switched to a manual locking mechanism, according to Foley.
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During the outage, police had to process two individuals in lockup, Foley said.
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Pentagram’s recent update of Mastercard moved the company name off and below its familiar interlocking circles, opening up possibilities for using that symbol outside the lockup.
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The book opens with an extraordinary predicament: Malone, hero cop, is in federal lockup.
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Cetin was moved from the Skagit County Jail to the lockup in Snohomish County at the request of his public defenders in March, according to a Skagit County spokeswoman.
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Anthony C. Medina of the 1100 block of Gates Street is being held in lieu of $3 million bail at the Aurora Police Department lockup.
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And in Matete, a town north of Kinshasa, 17 detainees got away last Saturday from a police lockup and the public prosecutor’s office.
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First Known Use of lockup
1746
LOCKUP Defined for English Language Learners
lockup
playDefinition of lockup for English Language Learners
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: a place where prisoners are kept
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: a garage (sense 1) that is rented out
LOCKUP Defined for Kids
Law Dictionary
lockup
Legal Definition of lockup
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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