Lockout Definition
lŏkout
noun
The refusal by an employer to allow employees to come in to work until agreement is reached, as on contract terms.
Webster's New World
An employer’s refusal to allow employees to work, in retaliation for union activity or a labor dispute.
Webster's New World Law
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
Wiktionary
(computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Lockout
Noun
Singular:
lockout
Plural:
lockouts
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