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Recent Examples of house arrest
As part of the deal, Readon was sentenced to two years of house arrest and 10 years of probation.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Roza — a woman testifying under her first name — was an aspiring model from Uzbekistan when Epstein abused her in 2009, after the plea deal and while he was supposed to be under house arrest.
—Claire Healy, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Earlier this week, judges approved a change in his detention status to house arrest following surgery.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
As the song circulated, state police put Castillo on house arrest, Ramos said.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Roza — a woman testifying under her first name — was an aspiring model from Uzbekistan when Epstein abused her in 2009, after the plea deal and while he was supposed to be under house arrest.
—Claire Healy, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Earlier this week, judges approved a change in his detention status to house arrest following surgery.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
As the song circulated, state police put Castillo on house arrest, Ramos said.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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Machado, 45, remains in custody on 26 charges, including seven counts of murder and multiple charges involving the possession of explosive or destructive devices.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Reyes was taken into custody by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and turned over to the FBI for questioning, according to the documents.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Noun
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So far no arrests have been made, and there is no information available on any suspects.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The mug shot, however, had nothing to do with any current criminal investigations, which didn’t exist anyway — the photo came from a misdemeanor reckless driving arrest 23 years earlier.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The first is relational capture rather than component-level snapshot.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Yet Israel’s capture of the fort, observers say, is more a public relations victory than a military one.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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