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lock-down noun- in prison, a state of security in which all inmates are locked in their cells UK, 1996
- [W]hat’s the betting that there’s going to be a lock-down. — The Guardian, 6 September 2001: “A life inside”
- any situation in which your complete freedom is restricted US
Like “warden” (girlfriend or wife), jail slang brought home. - Since I got a girlfriend, she has had me on lock down. — Pamela Munro, U.C.L.A. Slang, p. 94, 1997
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