-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms
Examples of lockup in a Sentence
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
Recent Examples on the Web
Authorities late Thursday recaptured a teen who left a youth lockup in Dermott earlier in the evening, a Friday news release from the Arkansas Department of Human Services states.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 25 Oct. 2024
While working for the D.A. in 2018, he was temporarily banned from all county lockups when he was caught on camera dressing as a deputy and sneaking into Men’s Central Jail to deliver a McDonald’s Egg McMuffin and a cup of coffee to an inmate.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
This is its first upward movement since the end of the share lockup agreement last week, allowing Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump to finally sell his shares in the company.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Concerns surrounding the lockup, which prohibited shareholders who own 5% or more of shares or those who serve in high-level management positions from selling their shares, sent Trump Media’s stock into the red amid fears Trump would sell his stake.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lockup
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Word History
First Known Use
1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near lockup
Cite this Entry
“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
lockup
noun
lock·up
-ˌəp
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
More from Merriam-Webster on lockup
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share