house arrest

noun

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

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Snelling remains on house arrest. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 The men were sent to prison and the women sentenced to house arrest with hard labor. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Reichel offered to surrender Hernandez Santana’s passport and have his client placed on house arrest and under GPS monitoring. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Electronic monitoring and house arrest are heavily weighted as options for certain recidivist offenders. Greg Norman , Charles Creitz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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