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I . dead·lock [ˈdedlɒk, Am -lɑ:k] N no pl

II . dead·lock [ˈdedlɒk, Am -lɑ:k] VB trans usu passive

deadlock COMPUT

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to break a deadlock
to reach [a] deadlock
to end in deadlock
to break [or resolve] a deadlock

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
But the legislature quickly deadlocked over the election.
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In knockout competitions where a winner is required various methods may be employed to break such a deadlock, some competitions may invoke replays.
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He also refused to resign his commission seat for several months, a decision that left the board deadlocked between conservatives and progressives.
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This method prevents deadlocks and bounds the blocking time to at most the length of one lower priority critical section.
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Neither side could break the deadlock with both sides sharing the points.
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He was tried in 2002 but all charges were dismissed when the jury deadlocked on all counts.
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Moreover, the statute required the judge to instruct the jury as to what would occur if they deadlocked.
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Starvation is similar to deadlock in that it causes a process to freeze.
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Negotiations to end the political deadlock dragged on into 1994.
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Of the seven models taking part in the decision, the issue is deadlocked three for and three against.
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