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

The daughter of a Nazi leader who died in Argentina has been put on house arrest after a painting believed to have been stolen from a Jewish art dealer during World War II emerged in a recent real estate listing of her family’s Argentina home. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

She had been released from custody Monday after posting $100,000 bond and being placed on house arrest to live with her parents, according to court documents obtained by Newsweek. —Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Investigators say the findings reinforce their view that Bolsonaro remains a flight risk and has repeatedly defied court orders while under house arrest. —Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025

With Cristina Fernández de Kirchner under house arrest yet still disputing power with Governor Axel Kicillof, Buenos Aires metropolitan Peronists struggle to develop a proper strategy against the LLA-PRO coalition in October's national elections. —Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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