house arrests

noun

plural of house arrest
as in custodies

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  1. captures
  2. restraints
  3. arrests
  4. detainments
Noun
  • Moreover, that $100 million plus projection captures just the store-level opportunity and excludes upside from Hoka’s nationwide online availability on Academy’s website, Matuszewski said.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Someone who knew MacDonald took screen captures of the videos, according to the complaint, and flagged them to authorities.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of captures
Noun
  • Child Passenger Safety Week highlights best practices for choosing car seats and restraints for young children.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Due to the ongoing construction and current facility restraints, Belmont Park will only operate with a capacity of 6,000 during opening weekend and 4,000 after.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Police had found a large quantity of gasoline inside three of the five vans seized during last Sunday’s arrests.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Since last year, on the President’s orders, the department has pursued some sixteen hundred voter-fraud cases, only a hundred and sixty of which even led to arrests.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrests
Noun
  • Although Saetern’s official cause of death was cocaine, Obayashi still considers deaths that happen after people go unconscious during detainments as in-custody deaths.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • However, detainments by federal agents have continued in the area.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of detainments
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