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house arrest

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house arrest
n.
Confinement to one's quarters, rather than prison, by administrative or judicial order: a prisoner under house arrest.
house arrest
Noun
confinement to one's own home rather than in prison
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Noun1.house arrest - confinement to your own home
confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
Translations
Spanish house arrest n → arresto domiciliario
French house arrest n → assignation f à domicile
German house arrest house n → Hausarrest m
Italian house arrest n → arresti mpl domiciliari
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watchers, but her current house arrest status would require an excessive amount of telecommuting.
The next Kofi Annan? by Ho, Soyoung / Washington Monthly
The military government of Burma has extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi indefinitely.
Extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi by Gajewski, Karen Ann / The Humanist
House arrest, extradition warrants, even Supreme Court rulings, nothing seems to deter former presidents in Latin America bent on clearing their name the best way possible: By hammering their political opponents into submission first.
Clean slate by Brown, Greg / Latin Trade
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