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LOCKOUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour Disputes
- Labour Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lock-out
1, record 1, English, lock%2Dout
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lockout 2, record 1, English, lockout
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lockout generally implies the temporary withholding of work, by means of shutting down the operation or plant, from a group of workers in order to bring pressure on them to accept the employer's terms. 3, record 1, English, - lock%2Dout
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conflits du travail
- Droit du travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lock-out
1, record 1, French, lock%2Dout
correct, masculine noun, invariable
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lockout 2, record 1, French, lockout
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- contre-grève 3, record 1, French, contre%2Dgr%C3%A8ve
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refus par un employeur de fournir du travail à un groupe de salariés à son emploi en vue de les contraindre à accepter certaines conditions de travail ou de contraindre pareillement des salariés d'un autre employeur. 3, record 1, French, - lock%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des lock-out. 4, record 1, French, - lock%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contre-grève : Canadianisme qu'on a cherché à implanter pour traduire lock-out, mais qu'on entend de moins en moins. 3, record 1, French, - lock%2Dout
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Conflictos del trabajo
- Derecho laboral
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cierre patronal
1, record 1, Spanish, cierre%20patronal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- paro patronal 2, record 1, Spanish, paro%20patronal
correct, masculine noun
- lock-out 3, record 1, Spanish, lock%2Dout
masculine noun
- lockout 4, record 1, Spanish, lockout
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cierre de un centro de trabajo o fábrica efectuado por los patrones para forzar a los obreros a que desistan de sus pretensiones, normalmente económicas o sociales. 5, record 1, Spanish, - cierre%20patronal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En idioma castellano el vocablo ["paro"] implica suspensión de actividades, no obstante, desde el punto de vista laboral, se reserva el término “huelga” a los trabajadores y “paro” a los patrones; ambas expresiones tienen el mismo significado, y solamente cambian los sujetos que la realizan. 6, record 1, Spanish, - cierre%20patronal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lock-out: Palabra inglesa con que se designa el cierre patronal, o respuesta de los empresarios a la huelga obrera, marcando así el comienzo de una carrera de resistencia por ambas partes, que puede acabar en la transacción o en la derrota de una de las dos posiciones. 7, record 1, Spanish, - cierre%20patronal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que, en español, la voz inglesa "lockout" significa "cierre" o "paro patronal". Si, a pesar de todo, se desea usar el término inglés, se recomienda ponerlo en cursiva o entrecomillado y, al menos la primera vez que se cita, con su significado en español entre paréntesis. 4, record 1, Spanish, - cierre%20patronal
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