lockout
lockout n. (1)解雇 僱主因劳动争议或不喜欢僱员参加工会活动而将僱员解雇。 (2)闭厂；停工；停业 资方临时性关闭工厂，或拒绝给其僱员分派工作，以迫使他们接受某些有利于资方的条件。在劳资纠纷中，它被作为对付罢工和工会的一种手段而使用。
LOCKOUT
lockout
lockout. 1. An employer’s withholding of work and closing of a business because of a labor dispute. [Cases: Labor Relations 290. C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 273–274, 277–278.] defensive lockout. A lockout that is called to prevent imminent and irreparable financial harm to the company or to protect a legal right. • Defensive lockouts were legal,