lock·out
ˈläk-ˌau̇t 
: the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
locked out; locking out; locks out
: to subject (a body of employees) to a lockout
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Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Unless an agreement is reached, either party may issue a 72-hour strike or lockout notice beginning on 12:01 a.m.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
The screening of Mis 40 en Bellas Artes at the Zócalo took place after hundreds of people were locked out of the Cineteca Nacional on Sept. 13 during a screening there, forcing the organizers to cancel another screening scheduled for the following day (Sept. 14).
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The study focused on how often the drivers triggered the system’s initial attention reminders, escalated warnings and emergency slowdown and lockout procedures.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Unless an agreement is reached, either party may issue a 72-hour strike or lockout notice beginning on 12:01 a.m.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
Verb
The hotel strike comes as more than 600 nurses are locked out of the Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children after going on a one-day strike earlier this month.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
The screening of Mis 40 en Bellas Artes at the Zócalo took place after hundreds of people were locked out of the Cineteca Nacional on Sept. 13 during a screening there, forcing the organizers to cancel another screening scheduled for the following day (Sept. 14).
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Lockout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockout. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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lockout
noun
lock·out
-ˌau̇t
: the stopping of work or closing of a plant by an employer during a labor dispute in order to make the employees come to terms
Legal Definition
lockout
noun
lock·out
ˈläk-ˌau̇t
: the withholding of employment by an employer in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
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