Religion & Spirituality. Definition: Chai (××) is a Hebrew word and symbol that means âlife.â It is spelled with the Hebrew letters Het (×) and Yud (×). Jews will often wear a Chai on a necklace, sometimes with a Star of David or Hamsa. Chai is pronounced as if you were saying âhiâ in English.
In its most common usage in corrections units, the term lockdown can be defined as a course of action to control the movement of inmates. Confining all prisoners, except workers, to their cells until the end of the day is an example of a lockdown period in a corrections schedule.
Causes[edit] A lockout is generally used to enforce terms of employment upon a group of employees during a dispute. A lockout can act to force unionized workers to accept changed conditions such as lower wages. If the union is asking for higher wages, better benefits or to maintain their benefits, an employer may use the threat of a lockout or an actual lockout to convince the union to back down.