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a lock that doesn't trust the door hinge to do its job.

means a manual locking bolt with no spring action, so it can't be forced back by shoving or card-slipping like a spring latch can.

from from deadlock mechanisms in 19th-century safes and vault doors, deadbolts moved to home doors as burglary rates climbed and insurers started demanding them.

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