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
Examples of lockout in a Sentence
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s according to the Labor Action Tracker, created by Cornell University and the University of Illinois, documented 470 work stoppages in 2023 — including 466 strikes and four lockouts.
—Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
Implement account lockout policies to protect against brute force attacks.
—David Balaban, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
However the deal currently includes a lockout provision that prevents Trump from immediately selling or getting loans based on his shares -- potentially limiting Trump's ability to use the windfall as collateral for a bond in his $464 million civil fraud judgment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
The lockout also comes at a delicate time for MLS, which has seen its global profile rise following Messi’s decision to join the league last summer.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
The regulatory agency said the company did not have required machine safety procedures, lacked machine guarding, failed to train employees in lockout procedures and did not provide heat-resistant protective equipment for workers exposed to temperatures up to 191 degrees.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
In one case, a relatively low number of unsuccessful OWA access attempts resulted in the lockout of a limited number of accounts.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
Major League Soccer deserves a straight red card for its handling of the officials’ lockout, which will enter its second month this weekend.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2024
Some students are still locked out Georgina García Mejía, a senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in the Maryland suburbs outside Washington, D.C., has been trying to submit her FAFSA since the beginning of February.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Henry, who remains locked out of Haiti because ongoing gang violence has forced the closure of its main international airport, has promised to resign once the transitional council is created.
—Bert Wilkinson, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
By the time the victims realize their phone is gone, they’re already locked out of their device, and a crime spree is well underway.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Some employees affected by the layoff have already been locked out of system access, according to Electrek.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Henry was in Kenya to push for the U.N.-backed deployment of a police force from the East African country when the attacks began and remains locked out of Haiti.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that buyers below the $106,000 income level are locked out of the housing market.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, the United States said Apple is breaking the law by locking out competing technologies that could be better for you.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Noun
Investigators determined the employer failed to include detailed steps for lockout/tagout procedures, test its safety procedures annually and guard machines adequately.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s according to the Labor Action Tracker, created by Cornell University and the University of Illinois, documented 470 work stoppages in 2023 — including 466 strikes and four lockouts.
—Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
Implement account lockout policies to protect against brute force attacks.
—David Balaban, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
However the deal currently includes a lockout provision that prevents Trump from immediately selling or getting loans based on his shares -- potentially limiting Trump's ability to use the windfall as collateral for a bond in his $464 million civil fraud judgment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
The lockout also comes at a delicate time for MLS, which has seen its global profile rise following Messi’s decision to join the league last summer.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
The regulatory agency said the company did not have required machine safety procedures, lacked machine guarding, failed to train employees in lockout procedures and did not provide heat-resistant protective equipment for workers exposed to temperatures up to 191 degrees.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
In one case, a relatively low number of unsuccessful OWA access attempts resulted in the lockout of a limited number of accounts.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
Major League Soccer deserves a straight red card for its handling of the officials’ lockout, which will enter its second month this weekend.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Verb
The ProPublica-New Yorker story examined how heirs’ property owners can be locked out of federal assistance and compelled by courts to sell their land against their will.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2024
Some students are still locked out Georgina García Mejía, a senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in the Maryland suburbs outside Washington, D.C., has been trying to submit her FAFSA since the beginning of February.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Henry, who remains locked out of Haiti because ongoing gang violence has forced the closure of its main international airport, has promised to resign once the transitional council is created.
—Bert Wilkinson, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
By the time the victims realize their phone is gone, they’re already locked out of their device, and a crime spree is well underway.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Some employees affected by the layoff have already been locked out of system access, according to Electrek.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Henry was in Kenya to push for the U.N.-backed deployment of a police force from the East African country when the attacks began and remains locked out of Haiti.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that buyers below the $106,000 income level are locked out of the housing market.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, the United States said Apple is breaking the law by locking out competing technologies that could be better for you.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 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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