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

He has been moved from prison to house arrest for health reasons. — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Jair Bolsonaro, now under humanitarian house arrest for health reasons, is barred from running and is serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of attempting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Jair Bolsonaro is now serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being convicted of plotting to overturn that election and prevent Lula from taking office. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

The former president is now serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for his role in plotting the coup attempt. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 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