Lockdown Definition
lŏkdoun
noun
An emergency security procedure in which prison inmates are locked in their cells and denied the usual privileges of dining, showering, etc. outside of them.
Webster's New World
Any emergency security procedure in which authorities prohibit persons from leaving a building, compound, etc.
Webster's New World
A situation in which this protocol is undertaken.
American Heritage
A facility, such as a prison, where people considered to be dangerous are locked inside living quarters or otherwise confined.
American Heritage
The confinement of prisoners to their cells for the duration of a security alert caused by events or conditions at the prison.
Webster's New World Law
Other Word Forms of Lockdown
Noun
Singular:
lockdown
Plural:
lockdowns
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