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Recent Examples of house arrest
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night.
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Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
She was sentenced to two days in prison, as well as three months of house arrest, 40 hours of community service and five years of probation, in 2018.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The man accused of his death, Yonin Levi, was placed under three days of house arrest, and later released by an Israeli court.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Galilei was later found guilty and sentenced to spend the rest of his life on house arrest.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
She was sentenced to two days in prison, as well as three months of house arrest, 40 hours of community service and five years of probation, in 2018.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The man accused of his death, Yonin Levi, was placed under three days of house arrest, and later released by an Israeli court.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Galilei was later found guilty and sentenced to spend the rest of his life on house arrest.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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The 39-year-old man from Stowmarket, Suffolk, was charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior to harass, cause alarm or distress and failing to provide a blood specimen in custody.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The judiciary said Shahbakhsh carried out his attacks during protests that rocked Iran in 2022 and 2023 following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Khartoum was safer than Kordofan, but Nuba and other minority groups were still subjected to arbitrary arrests and detention.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Since their capture, Maduro and Flores have been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting trial on drug and gun charges.—
Michelle Velez,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The Administration’s cowboy capture of the Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro, on January 3rd, prompted an airspace closure in the Caribbean, stranding many populations, none as humbled as the American tourists, gone to the islands for rest and relaxation over the winter holiday.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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