close arrest
Example Sentences
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"Use that to have the man placed under close arrest at once!" he said harshly.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Bowen, Robert Sydney
Placed in close arrest because of previous telegrams.
From A Wounded Name by King, Charles
Captain Pollock was placed in command of the post and Devers in close arrest.
From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.
That was the condition of affairs when the eighth, and final, day of Lanier's close arrest arrived.
From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by King, Charles
"Then it is the General's order, sir," said the chief-of-staff, "that you go at once to your quarters in close arrest."
From A Wounded Name by King, Charles
