close arrest
Example Sentences
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Montezuma denied it, and despatched messengers to the offending cacique, directing that he be put under close arrest and brought to the capital.
From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
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 Remington, Frederic
Ferry and Pierce both commanded sections now, as Doyle remained in close arrest and "Pills the Less" in close attendance.
From Waring's Peril by King, Charles
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
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
