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lockup
lock·up L0223900 (lŏk′ŭp′)n.1. Informal A jail, especially one in which offenders are held while awaiting a court hearing.2. a. The act or an instance of locking.b. The state of being locked.lock•up (ˈlɒkˌʌp)
n. 1. a jail, esp. a local one for temporary detention. 2. the act of locking up or the state of being locked up. [1760–70] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lockup - jail in a local police stationgaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, clink - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | | 2. |  lockup - the act of locking something up to protect itlockingprotection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
lockupnounInformal. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.Informal: pen.Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.Chiefly Regional: calaboose.Translationscamera di sicurezzaprigionelockup
lockupA building or room for the temporary detention of prisoners by police.Lockup
LockupA place of detention in a police station, court or other facility used for persons awaiting trial. In corporate law, a slang term that refers to the setting aside of Securities for purchase by friendly interests in order to defeat or make more difficult a takeover attempt. A lockup option is a takeover defensive measure permitting a friendly suitor to purchase divisions of a corporation for a set price when any person or group acquires a certain percentage of the corporation's shares. To be legal, such agreement must advance or stimulate the bidding process, to best serve the interests of the shareholders through encouraged competition. FinancialSeeLockup AgreementAcronymsSee4Ulockup
Synonyms for lockupnoun a place for the confinement of persons in lawful detentionSynonyms- brig
- house of correction
- jail
- keep
- penitentiary
- prison
- pen
- big house
- can
- clink
- cooler
- coop
- hoosegow
- joint
- jug
- pokey
- slammer
- stir
- calaboose
Synonyms for lockupnoun jail in a local police stationRelated Words- gaol
- jail
- jailhouse
- pokey
- poky
- slammer
- clink
noun the act of locking something up to protect itSynonymsRelated Words |