close arrest
Example Sentences
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It is all over town by now; and Stanton is very much censured for placing him under close arrest.
From The Lost Despatch by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
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 John Mackie
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 C. B. Cox
"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 Charles King
"Use that to have the man placed under close arrest at once!" he said harshly.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sydney Bowen
