house arrest

NOUN

confinement in one's home

Synonyms

WEAK

close arrest preventive custody protective custody purdah

Example Sentences

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Deng also crushed intraparty democracy, Pei said, with only Zhao Ziyang—the reform-minded party secretary who was placed under house arrest after opposing the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989—daring to experiment with it briefly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He added that the Indian prime minister raised broader issues related to democracy in the neighbouring country and discussed Aung San Suu Kyi - currently under strict house arrest.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

His co-conspirator Mark Chavez was sentenced to house arrest.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

By May 2009, she was in New York City on a visa, and in July she met Epstein at his house in West Palm Beach while he was under house arrest, Roza said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

If no official charge has been made, Papa won’t be jailed but put under house arrest at one of these hotels.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez