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close arrest
noun as in house arrest
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It is all over town by now; and Stanton is very much censured for placing him under close arrest.
"Major Goddard is under close arrest and cannot leave his quarters," replied the President.
Mr. Ray, you are hereby placed in close arrest, by order of Colonel Whaling.
"I'll put you under close arrest if you don't obey orders," retorted Dacres with well-assumed severity.
Then, as Devers had been in close arrest much over seven days, he demanded "extended limits," which were readily accorded him.
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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close arrest, such as: preventive custody, protective custody, and purdah.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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