lockup

lock·up

the act of locking up
a being locked up, as in jail
a jail

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lockup

noun

Informal A jail, especially one in which offenders are held while awaiting a court hearing.
a. The act or an instance of locking.
b. The state of being locked.

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Noun

(plural lockups)

(slang) A jail, prison.
He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.
(UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage
Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.

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