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/dˈɛdlˌɑk/ Listen

noun

deadlock n.

A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward.

A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action. "Things are at a deadlock." "The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two."

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Etymology of 'Deadlock'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Deadlock" Quotes from Famous Books

... body, their money expended without the authority of the legislature, and the country governed by irresponsible officials. A system which gave little or no weight to public opinion as represented in the House of Assembly, was necessarily imperfect and unstable, and the natural result was a deadlock between the legislative council, controlled by the official and governing class, and the house elected by the people. The governors necessarily took the side of the men whom they had themselves appointed, and with whom they were acting. In the maritime provinces ...

— Lord Elgin • John George Bourinot

... insisted that he was right, and he was so positive that he stopped short, and refused to go another step in the direction that his friend was following. The latter was just as certain that Terry was amiss, and it looked as if they had come to a deadlock. ...

— The Hunters of the Ozark • Edward S. Ellis

... interpreter, apparently with the intention of breaking the deadlock, attempted to come on the bridge, and was warned if he put his foot on the ladder he (the captain) would jump on top of him. He did so, and the next moment he was flattened on the deck. The Spaniards, in great ...

— Looking Seaward Again • Walter Runciman

... tall raw-boned Yankee from the Western States, mounting on a stump after the body had been removed, and speaking with tremendous vehemence, "I guess things have come to such a deadlock here that it's time for honest men to carry things with a high hand, so I opine we had better set about it and make a few laws,—an' if you have no objections, I'll lay down a lot o' them slick off—bran' new laws, warranted to work well, ...

— Digging for Gold - Adventures in California • R.M. Ballantyne

... whole days the deadlock lasted. From the inactivity of the king's adherents, it would seem that they were acting according to advice. Gustavus wished to force his enemies' hand. It was clear to everybody that the blessings conferred by ...

— The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa • Paul Barron Watson

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