house arrest
nounDefinition of house arrest
: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison
Examples of house arrest in a Sentence
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He was sentenced to six months of house arrest with electronic monitoring. — Ray Sanchez, CNN, "Indictments of workers mount after the Mississippi immigration raids, but no employers have been charged," 21 Aug. 2019 His attorneys wanted him released on house arrest with electronic monitoring and other conditions, telling the judge Kollie had no history of violence and no role in the shooting. — CBS News, "Dayton gunman had drugs, alcohol in his system, coroner says," 16 Aug. 2019 Henderson was sentenced to six months of house arrest with electronic monitoring, with limited exceptions for child care and grocery shopping, according to prosecutors and court records. — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, "Bodybuilding Santa Clara County Sheriff’s lieutenant pleads no contest to workers comp fraud," 26 July 2019 The defense had argued he should be allowed to await trial under house arrest with electronic monitoring at his $77 million Manhattan mansion. — Tom Hays And Larry Neumeister, chicagotribune.com, "Jeffrey Epstein denied bail in federal sex trafficking case," 18 July 2019 The defense had argued he should be allowed to await trial under house arrest with electronic monitoring at his $77 million Manhattan mansion. — Larry Enumeister, BostonGlobe.com, "Jeffrey Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case," 18 July 2019 The defense had argued he should be allowed to await trial under house arrest with electronic monitoring at his $77 million Manhattan mansion. — Larry Neumeister, The Denver Post, "Jeffrey Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case," 18 July 2019 He is being placed on house arrest with electronic monitoring. — Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, "A Baltimore rapper billed himself as self-made music sensation. Feds say Chad Focus was built on fraud.," 10 June 2019 On May 17, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Glenn Kelley agreed to reduce the bond to $115,000, which should enable Streater to go on house arrest with a GPS ankle monitor. — Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, "‘We were a great family’: Dad now lives to honor his wife and two kids killed in 107 mph crash," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'house arrest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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