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Recent Examples of house arrest
The arrest warrant calls for Brown to post a $10,000 bond and remain under house arrest pending trial, according to The Post.
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Although there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Qian, he was put under house arrest for five years until his deportation to China in exchange for the repatriation of American pilots captured in the Korean War, in 1955 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration.
—Time, 29 July 2025
Even if the conviction is eventually upheld, Uribe may be allowed to serve his sentence on house arrest because of his age.
—CNN Money, 28 July 2025
He was sentenced to three years of supervised release, including a year of house arrest.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 July 2025
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Although there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Qian, he was put under house arrest for five years until his deportation to China in exchange for the repatriation of American pilots captured in the Korean War, in 1955 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration.
—Time, 29 July 2025
Even if the conviction is eventually upheld, Uribe may be allowed to serve his sentence on house arrest because of his age.
—CNN Money, 28 July 2025
He was sentenced to three years of supervised release, including a year of house arrest.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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The vehicles were stopped at the Pilot Travel Center, where the suspects were taken into custody.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
12 Aug. 2025
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Thomas Herbst, 57, was taken into custody following the sentencing hearing in Somerset County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced in a press release.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Morales, barred from running due to term limits and facing an arrest warrant on statutory rape charges, urged supporters to cast null ballots in protest.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Fisher was in custody in Iowa on unrelated charges when he was served an arrest warrant.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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The deregulation movement championed by Alfred Kahn, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan was largely intended to reduce regulatory capture, by which industries managed to turn regulations to their benefit, protecting them from competition.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fire it up, and you are presented with all the audio inputs available on your capture device.—
Phil Nickinson,
PC Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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