- lockdown
- noun Date: 1977 the confinement of prisoners to their cells for all or most of the day as a temporary security measure
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lockdown — lock·down / läk ˌdau̇n/ n: the confinement of prisoners to their cells for a temporary period as a security measure Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lockdown … Law dictionary
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