as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Recent Examples of lock (up)
Stewart Southey, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump Media continued to slide ahead of the expiration of lockup agreements that had barred Trump and other company insiders from selling their shares.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The agency’s desire to expand its immigration lockups predates Trump’s election.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adams has voiced concerns about that plan, saying the current population on Rikers is too large to be accommodated in the new jails and that there should be a large emphasis on mental health resources at the new lockups under construction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
While locking tokens can incentivize holding and stability, too much lockup can lead to illiquid markets, especially during periods of stress.
—Stewart Southey, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump Media continued to slide ahead of the expiration of lockup agreements that had barred Trump and other company insiders from selling their shares.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The agency’s desire to expand its immigration lockups predates Trump’s election.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adams has voiced concerns about that plan, saying the current population on Rikers is too large to be accommodated in the new jails and that there should be a large emphasis on mental health resources at the new lockups under construction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, the United States trained and funded a Philippine army that tortured, jailed, and disappeared thousands of dissidents.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.—
David Gilbert,
WIRED,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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He was convicted of a drug offense in 1994 and served eight years in prison.—
Colleen Long,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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People was sentenced to 111 years in prison for robbing banks in Indiana, and had already served more than two decades in prison.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mediators said Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza starting Sunday after 15 months of war and to begin exchanging dozens of hostages held there for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, Hazzard was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to perform hard labor at a state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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Kingstown follows the powerful family in a fictional Michigan town: Kingstown, Michigan, a city whose main industry is nine penitentiaries.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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