0 another spelling of mortise lock
For example, the fitting of a decent mortice lock to a door might cost as little as £18.
Only one in 10 homes has what the police regard as good security arrangements—mortice locks on doors and window locks on at least downstairs windows.
Mortice locks have historically, and still commonly do, use lever locks as a mechanism.
Mortice locks may include a non-locking sprung latch operated by a door handle.