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house arrest

noun

confinement of an arrested person to their residence or to a public place, such as a hospital, instead of in a jail.
He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.

house arrest

noun

confinement to one's own home

house arrest

Forcible detention in one's house rather than in a prison. House arrest is used by some nations as a way to silence political dissent without the elaborate trials and criminal proceedings that would bring bad publicity.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of house arrest¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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At one point last year he said he was "virtually under house arrest".

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Last year, Lungu complained of police harassment and accused the authorities of effectively putting him under house arrest.

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The warrant, which has been viewed by The Times, states that once Brown is arrested, he will be held on a $10,000 bond before being released and under house arrest before a trial.

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From house arrest, Mr Green told the BBC: "I think it's obvious that you can see an awakening within the Israeli public. You can see that more and more people are taking a position."

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He soon declares martial law and orders 100 members of Congress arrested; days later, he dissolves Congress entirely and places the Supreme Court justices under house arrest.

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