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1deadlock — [ded′läk΄] n. 1. a standstill resulting from the action of equal and opposed forces; stalemate 2. a tie between opponents in the course of a contest 3. DEADBOLT vt., vi. to bring or come to a deadlock …
2Deadlock — This article is about the computer science concept. For other uses, see Deadlock (disambiguation). A deadlock is a situation where in two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. It is often… …
3Deadlock provision — A deadlock provision, or deadlock resolution clause, is a contractual clause or series of clauses in a shareholders agreement or other form of joint venture agreement which determines how disagreements on key issues are to be resolved in relation …
4deadlock — I. /ˈdɛdlɒk / (say dedlok) noun 1. a state of affairs in which progress is impossible; complete standstill. 2. Parliamentary Procedure a. a situation in which the two houses of parliament are in disagreement. In federal parliament it occurs when… …
5deadlock — /ded lok /, n. 1. a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate: The union and management reached a deadlock over fringe benefits. 2. deadbolt. 3. a maximum… …
6deadlock — 1. noun a) A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse b) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an …
7deadlock — n. standstill; impasse; refusal by either side to give in, inability to compromise v. reach a deadlock, come to a standstill (due to a refusal by either side to give in or reach a compromise) …
8deadlock — dead•lock [[t]ˈdɛdˌlɒk[/t]] n. 1) a state, as in negotiations, in which progress halts, due esp. to the intransigence of opposing forces; stalemate 2) (in sports) a tied score 3) cvb a maximum security cell for the solitary confinement of a… …
9deadlock — n. & v. n. 1 a situation, esp. one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made. 2 a type of lock requiring a key to open or close it. v.tr. & intr. bring or come to a standstill …
10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
