: 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 WebThe high court in 2020 briefly ordered Uribe held under house arrest as the investigation continued.—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 His wife, who was under house arrest, was forced to listen to his howls of suffering.—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for house arrest
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