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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

house arrest n → arresto domiciliario
house arrest n → assignation f à domicile
house arrest house n → Hausarrest m
house arrest n → arresti mpl domiciliari
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He describes the life of the foreign correspondent as one of "all-nighters, hitching rides on tanks busting down palace gates, sipping dictators' champagne, scoops and whores and house arrests .
Jungle book: the foreign correspondent as thrill-seeker by Hammer, Joshua / Washington Monthly
The house arrests are viewed by the department as a better alternative to early releases ordered when county jails exceed capacity.
EARLY-RELEASE PLAN TARGETS NONVIOLENT JAIL INMATES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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