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Recent Examples of house arrest
The boy received 12 months’ probation and was instructed to return home under house arrest, while the girl received nine months’ probation and was remanded to a young people’s shelter.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Reichel offered to surrender Hernandez Santana’s passport and have his client placed on house arrest and under GPS monitoring.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
However, he was released under house arrest in March and received a presidential pardon two months later.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Reichel offered to surrender Hernandez Santana’s passport and have his client placed on house arrest and under GPS monitoring.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
However, he was released under house arrest in March and received a presidential pardon two months later.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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The flight was diverted to Boston Logan International Airport, and Usiripalli was taken into custody.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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As a result of the disturbance, the flight was diverted to Boston Logan International Airport, where Usiripalli was immediately taken into custody.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Here’s everything to know about the murder of Chelsea Bruck, including how her Halloween costume led to her killer’s arrest.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Following the arrest, Johns Hopkins University Police Chief Branville Bard confirmed that investigators tracked the suspect’s movements throughout the day of the incident.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some trappers focus on humane, live-capture and relocation for nuisance animals, while others are licensed hunters who can legally trap and kill animals during hunting seasons.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many, however, see the strikes as a warning to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, who faces criminal charges in the United States and has a $50 million reward for information that leads to his capture.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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