close arrest

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At 1 a.m. on the 31st the authorities raided the isolated hut on the Norfolk coast, captured the German telegraph operator in the act of communicating with Borkum, and hurried him away under close arrest.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

"Here—but in close arrest," frowned the colonel, "and you haven't had a first lieutenant since I have been in command."

From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by King, Charles

Billy Gray was indeed in close arrest and the grim prophecy was fulfilled—Colonel Canker was proving “anything but a guardian angel to him.”

From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles

He did not answer immediately; but he picked up his cup and drank, assiduously; then he kind of mumbled, very low and apologetic: 'He's in his billet—under close arrest.'

From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.

Montezuma denied it, and despatched messengers to the offending cacique, directing that he be put under close arrest and brought to the capital.

From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend