house arrest

noun

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

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Ideally, lawyers wanted their famous client back in South Florida under house arrest and to limit his travel to legal appointments only. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025 Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, did not join the marches. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Student protesters pushing Chinese political leaders to adopt liberal reforms found tacit support from Deng’s second heir apparent, Zhao Ziyang, until Deng pushed him aside and placed him under house arrest. Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025 Uribe, who was placed under house arrest for two months in 2020, is head of the powerful Democratic Center party and was a senator for years both before and after his presidency. CNN Money, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for house arrest

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of house arrest was in 1810

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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20arrest. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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