HOUSE ARREST Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

house arrest

noun

Definition of house arrest

as in custody

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Recent Examples of house arrest The defense proposed placing him on house arrest with an ankle monitor under the supervision of Fulton County Pretrial Services. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 But Shuja was reluctant to part with the fabled diamond, so Singh put him under house arrest and ordered his guards to torture his son. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 At first, the military junta put Thiam under house arrest, but later offered him a job in the new government. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 When released, he will be placed on house arrest and was ordered to stay away from the victims in both cases. — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for house arrest

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As of July 11, 70% of the nearly 66,000 people in ICE custody had no criminal conviction, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which analyzes federal immigration data.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Close to four years have passed since Iran’s Woman Life Freedom protests were sparked by the death in police custody, on September 16, 2022, of Mahsa Amini following her arrest for not wearing her hijab correctly.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

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Johnson had also issued an arrest warrant against him in March, ruling him in contempt of court at that time over failing to turn over the financial documents, including state and federal tax returns along with bank statements and other filings.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Zen's arrest at that time sent shock waves through the Catholic community.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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