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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 on the Web
Keegan told Davis the Connecticut Department of Correction ultimately makes the decision about what time in lockup applies to sentences that are handed down.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2024
Correction Department managers haven’t given enough justification to renew the contract of a company that provides TV, movies and other entertainment to detainees at Rikers Island and other New York City lockups, the city comptroller says.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Ohio should eventually close its three youth prisons and replace them with a dozen small, close-to-home juvenile lockups, Gov. Mike DeWine said on Thursday.
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Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The people in lockup around Earn could practically be a sitcom ensemble — until things turn shockingly violent.
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EW.com, 10 June 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 4 Jul. 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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