close arrest

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For which piece of impudence the veteran went straightway to Sudsville in close arrest.

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

"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

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 instructed an Irish renegade and member of his cabinet, called Nolin, to see to it that the prisoner was kept under close arrest until her fate was decided upon—which would probably be before morning.

From The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion by Mackie, John

Confined to quarters in close arrest, Cadet Prescott put in more than two miserable hours endeavoring to get that letter written.

From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)