close arrest
Example Sentences
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A quarter of an hour later, in close arrest, Lieutenant Winn returned to his own roof and locked himself in his den.
From A Trooper Galahad by Charles King
"I am directed by the general to give you the order to go at once to your quarters and remain there under close arrest."
From The Point Of Honor A Military Tale by Dan Sayre Groesbeck
"Here—but in close arrest," frowned the colonel, "and you haven't had a first lieutenant since I have been in command."
From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by Charles King
Not until nearly an hour later was it generally known that Captain Wren had been escorted to his quarters by the post adjutant and ordered to remain therein in close arrest.
From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Frederic Remington
It had been immediately reported by the soldiers who had seen it; M. de Berg was under close arrest, and the police were diligently seeking his antagonist.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis
