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lockup
[lok-uhp]
noun
a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
the act of locking up or the state of being locked up.
a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners.
a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage firm is required by a regulation to hold for a certain period of time before it can be sold.
any investment or credit instrument, as a renewed loan, in which capital is tied up for a long time.
Printing.
the entire body of type and cuts locked up in a chase preparatory to printing or platemaking.
the act or procedure of locking up type and cuts in a chase.
Automotive.a sudden stopping of the rotation of a wheel.
British Informal.a rented locker, storage space, or garage.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lockup1
Example Sentences
Prosecutors say John Stinson, Kenneth Johnson and Francis Clement will probably spend the rest of their lives in federal prison after being convicted of orchestrating murders and racketeering schemes from California lockups.
In 2023, a federal judge struck down the prohibition on private immigration lockups, according to the New Jersey Monitor.
Authorities say Tyler Yates, another inmate serving a life sentence at the Sacramento lockup, is also being investigated for his alleged involvement in two suspected homicides this year.
She suggested the agency needs an outsider view of its staffing levels, especially in county lockups.
Meiser was accused of trying to smuggle the drugs to inmate “shot-callers” whom the Mexican Mafia appointed to control Latino inmates in the county lockups.
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