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house arrest
noun
- confinement of an arrested person to their residence or to a public place, such as a hospital, instead of in a jail:
He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
house arrest
noun
- confinement to one's own home
house arrest
- Forcible detention in one's house rather than in a prison. House arrest is used by some nations as a way to silence political dissent without the elaborate trials and criminal proceedings that would bring bad publicity.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of house arrest1
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Example Sentences
Later reports say that authorities claimed to be merely escorting him back to his house arrest.
He was told he could go back home to his house arrest to celebrate the New Year with his wife and their two children.
After a brief stint under house arrest, Al-Thani was back on the art scene within a year, this time only as a private collector.
Goodman retreated to house arrest at his luxury mansion on $4 million bail.
Wesolowski is confined to house arrest in the walled city, awaiting trial in front of the Vatican tribunal.
We are still under house-arrest, but we can go out in the garden, while two soldiers guard the entrance.
That is to say, house-arrest; you must give me your word not to leave your house.
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