close arrest

Example Sentences

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Janet had taken deep offense that the commanding officer should have sent her brother into close arrest without first hearing of the extreme provocation.

From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Remington, Frederic

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.

It is all over town by now; and Stanton is very much censured for placing him under close arrest.

From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner

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.

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