close arrest

Example Sentences

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You remain here in close arrest, and the charges against you will be pushed to the bitter end.

From From the Ranks by King, Charles

Then, as Devers had been in close arrest much over seven days, he demanded "extended limits," which were readily accorded him.

From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.

The result of that previous interview was his being placed 115 in close arrest and informed that he should be tried by general court-martial once.

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

Then, with sudden effort, "I—you are hereby placed in close arrest and confined to your quarters—by order of Colonel Stone."

From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by King, Charles

He is now under close arrest and will be handed over to the tender mercies of a court-martial.

From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George