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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 narresto domiciliario
French house arrest nassignation f à domicile
German house arrest house nHausarrest m
Italian house arrest narresti mpl domiciliari

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watchers, but her current house arrest status would require an excessive amount of telecommuting.
The military government of Burma has extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi indefinitely.
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.
 
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