house arrest

noun

: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison

Examples of house arrest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Suu Kyi, who has served several sentences in prison and under house arrest, has spoken about the influence of literature on her life during her previous periods of detention, and is known to enjoy fiction and detective books. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro, perched atop a sound truck at a recent campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro’s working-class suburbs, could at first glance be mistaken for his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2026

Waters remains jailed at the Pretrial Detention Center, and Kelly is under house arrest. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Flávio is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year and three-month sentence under house arrest for plotting a coup d’état after losing the 2022 presidential election. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for house arrest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed
• celeste