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Recent Examples of house arrest
Investigators say the findings reinforce their view that Bolsonaro remains a flight risk and has repeatedly defied court orders while under house arrest.
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
With Cristina Fernández de Kirchner under house arrest yet still disputing power with Governor Axel Kicillof, Buenos Aires metropolitan Peronists struggle to develop a proper strategy against the LLA-PRO coalition in October's national elections.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
At the time, Bowyer was confident that his punishment would be significantly less severe, possibly only house arrest, given his cooperation with the government’s case against Resorts World.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The case was prompted by Gregorio Dalbón, the attorney representing former president and opposition leader Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was banned from politics for life and placed under house arrest in June after the Supreme Court upheld a six-year sentence for corruption.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
With Cristina Fernández de Kirchner under house arrest yet still disputing power with Governor Axel Kicillof, Buenos Aires metropolitan Peronists struggle to develop a proper strategy against the LLA-PRO coalition in October's national elections.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
At the time, Bowyer was confident that his punishment would be significantly less severe, possibly only house arrest, given his cooperation with the government’s case against Resorts World.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The case was prompted by Gregorio Dalbón, the attorney representing former president and opposition leader Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was banned from politics for life and placed under house arrest in June after the Supreme Court upheld a six-year sentence for corruption.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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The original wording suggesting that Soliman faced murder charges in Iraq had been included in the government’s successful argument for keeping him in custody.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Cruz, 60, was arrested via a private person's arrest and taken into custody, the spokesperson said.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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The other five were charged with felony resisting arrest, and four are facing an additional charge of giving false information to law enforcement, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sheen’s patronage of Fleiss' services came to an abrupt halt with her June 1993 arrest.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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While the solar capture component is still subject to thermal effects, the energy storage component benefits from the heat.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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International implications of using foreign fighters By allowing non-Ukrainians to serve, Kyiv runs the risk of these fighters being labelled as mercenaries by Russia, leaving them vulnerable to capture, detention and extradition to Russia.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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