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Synonyms for lock up

secure by locking

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place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

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Suspects spend an unnecessary amount of time lying lock-ups and waiting for authorities to proceed in the charges against them.
The ABI wants lock-up agreements to specify an initial "hard" lock-up that cannot be waived after which
Article terms "lock-up creep." Not only have new lock-ups
The biggest Category A lock-up in the Midlands is HMP Long Lartin, near Evesham, which previously housed notorious terror suspect Abu Qatada, and currently hosts a string of other Al Qaeda terrorists and the Ipswich Ripper Steve Wright - the serial killer who claimed five victims in 2006.
A LAMBRETTA enthusiast is devastated after thieves stole his collection of rare scooters from a lock-up in Norris Green.
(131) Orchid Cellmark highlights the Delaware Chancery Court's deferential approach to lock-ups, which at the same time is evolving to continue this approach even with the advent of lock-up creep.
Starting in just a few months, they will be free to sell their shares as the so-called lock-up period expires.
POLICE have seized drugs worth PS1million in a raid on two lock-up garages.
PRINCE Rupert's Tower, a beehive-like structure on Everton Brow, began in 1787 as an overnight lock-up for drunks and minor miscreants.
Barry Phillips, of Queensway, Wrex-ham, stores his 883cc Harley Davidson Sportster in a nearby council lock-up.