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Recent Examples of house arrest
What to Know About Andrew and Tristan Tate Andrew Tate and Brother Tristan Arrested in Romania on U.K. Warrant
Romanian authorities indicted the Tate brothers on the charges in June 2023, placing them on house arrest and confiscating several of their assets.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 28 May 2025
In season three, Georgia is on house arrest during her trial for murdering Cynthia’s (Sabrina Grdevich) husband, Tom.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
So just months before the restaurant’s 2021 opening, he was placed on house arrest—and saw his empire of sober-living homes crumble and his ability to obtain new business licenses blocked because of his felony conviction.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
His diary-like home production This Is Not a Film was produced under house arrest, while the masterful Taxi was shot within the confines of a cab that the director himself drove around Tehran.
—Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 28 May 2025
In season three, Georgia is on house arrest during her trial for murdering Cynthia’s (Sabrina Grdevich) husband, Tom.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
So just months before the restaurant’s 2021 opening, he was placed on house arrest—and saw his empire of sober-living homes crumble and his ability to obtain new business licenses blocked because of his felony conviction.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 June 2025
His diary-like home production This Is Not a Film was produced under house arrest, while the masterful Taxi was shot within the confines of a cab that the director himself drove around Tehran.
—Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Johnson was taken into custody around 6 p.m. local time at an Austin hotel after traveling from his home in Willis, Texas.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Johnson was taken into custody by police on June 24 and charged with making a terroristic threat, according to Austin Police Department (and first reported by KXAN).—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
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Barnhart suggests the arrests underscore the notion that companies have to look beyond the typical applicant portals and reassess their entire talent pipelines given the way the DPRK IT worker threat has adapted.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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While most protesters were peaceful, incidents of violence occurred, leading to over 100 arrests.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The captures come as Louisiana authorities continue to investigate how the men were able to create a hole in a cell wall by ripping out a toilet and to escape without being noticed by guards in the early hours of May 16.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The arrest came amid the Trump administration’s expanding deportation campaign that has spotlighted the capture of immigrants convicted of crimes.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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