: 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 WebIf Noble makes bond, Magistrate Malaika Ramsey-Heath ordered the teenager be subject to a GPS tether and house arrest.—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024 The high court in 2020 briefly ordered Uribe held under house arrest as the investigation continued.—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for house arrest
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