lockout

lockout Definition

lock·out (-o̵ut′)

noun

the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come in to work until agreement is reached, as on contract terms

lockout Law Definition

An employers refusal to allow employees to work, in retaliation for union activity or a labor dispute.

lockout Usage Examples

Possessives

boss: Last year there was an oil ' strike ' in Venezuela, really a bosses ' lockout aimed at bringing down Chávez's government.
engineer: The terrible defeat of the 40-hour strike in 1919 and the engineers ' lockout of 1922 killed off the shop stewards movement.

Converse of object

include: Apples DRM includes region lockout 1 What could it all mean?
end: Piece dotted with new landscape around lockout ended to.
use: Congress is getting upset at carmakers using data format lockout to stop their customers getting repairs done at independent dealers.

Adjective modifier

regional: Entirely independent of encryption, region coding pertains to regional lockout, which originated in the video game industry.
front: Front panel lockout ( keypad and IR ) Front panel LCD blackout.
great: Photograph of medals presented to T G Nicholas for services rendered in the class war during the great mining lockout of 1926.

Modifies a noun

system: Perfect for riders who want the convenience of diving down a gnarly trail without having to stop and manually turn the lockout system off.
switch: The 3/4 lockout switch is the least accessible electrical part of the MGB.
mode: Rider can reset the system back to lockout mode by depressing the lockout dial.
lever: Now use the progressive lockout lever to custom tune a pedaling platform for the riding terrain.
chip: Atari 2600 / VCS Cartridges do not contain lockout chips.
agreement: To prevent this you should negotiate a lockout agreement to prevent the seller negotiating with anyone else.

Noun used with modifier

account: This sample demonstrates the automatic account lockout ability, as well as how to unlock a user once the account is locked out.
suspension: The new British Army TERRIER engineer vehicle will also use a version of the Hydrogas suspension with suspension lockout.
safety: This indicates safety lockout mode, loss of signal, glitches and motor on/off status at a glance.
region: Apples DRM includes region lockout 1 What could it all mean?

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