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

But Duarte, who been out on house arrest since January, was handcuffed, fingerprinted and led to the back of the courtroom by several corrections officers. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

The attorney general's request sparked a public rebuke from the palace, which said that King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar’s prerogative of pardon for Najib that allowed the house arrest was clear and must be respected. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Markle is living at a nursing home in Lakeland, Florida, under police watch and house arrest. — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Prosecutors then accused him of a breach of trust, among other charges, before placing him under house arrest. — Ava Berger, NPR, 7 Nov. 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