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lock·out /'läk-ˌau̇t/ n: the withholding of employment by an employer in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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barring out, cessation of employment, cessation of the furnishing of work, close-out, coercive refusal to furnish work, employer work stoppage, exclusion of workers, nonadmission of employees, preclusion of work, refusal to furnish work, repudiation of employment, stoppage of work, temporary closing, work stoppage
associated concepts: strike
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ostracism
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An employer’s refusal to allow employees to work during periods of negotiation; the employer’s version of a strike.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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In the context of industrial action, there is no definition at common law or for unfair dismissal cases, although for the purposes of calculating periods of continuous employment, lock-out is defined as "the closing of a place of employment or suspension of work or a refusal by the employer to continue to employ any number of persons done with a view to compelling persons employed by the employer to accept terms or conditions of employment or affecting employment" (section 235(4), Employment Rights Act 1996). There is no restriction on employers using temporary or substitute labour during a strike or lock-out although this may inflame the dispute.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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n. An employer's refusal to allow employees to work, in retaliation for union activity or a labor dispute.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Employer's withholding of work from employees in order to gain concession from them; it is the employers' counterpart of the employee's strike. Refusal by the employer to furnish available work to its regular employees, whether refusal is motivated by the employer's desire to protect itself against economic injury, by its desire to protect itself at the bargaining table, or by both.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Employer's withholding of work from employees in order to gain concession from them; it is the employers' counterpart of the employee's strike. Refusal by the employer to furnish available work to its regular employees, whether refusal is motivated by the employer's desire to protect itself against economic injury, by its desire to protect itself at the bargaining table, or by both.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
