house arrest
Example Sentences
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak can serve the remaining two years of his abuse of power sentence under house arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This, she said, restricted the royal family's movement and their ability to receive visitors, describing it as "house arrest".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Huawei’s chief financial officer was arrested in Canada on related charges and spent nearly three years under house arrest before admitting to wrongdoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Last September, Patricia Kadgien and her husband were charged with concealment and placed under house arrest after a search of her property initially failed to find the painting.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Our five-year sentence had been commuted to house arrest.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
