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Recent Examples of house arrest
Giraud, 75, wears an electronic ankle monitor while serving a life sentence under house arrest.
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Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
All five students had their ankle bracelets removed at the conclusion of their hearings Friday and have been released from house arrest, according to two attorneys representing the teenagers.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Ruggia was found guilty in 2024 and given a two-year custodial sentence under house arrest with an electronic bracelet in 2025.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Some managers were placed under house arrest; others were fined.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
All five students had their ankle bracelets removed at the conclusion of their hearings Friday and have been released from house arrest, according to two attorneys representing the teenagers.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Ruggia was found guilty in 2024 and given a two-year custodial sentence under house arrest with an electronic bracelet in 2025.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Some managers were placed under house arrest; others were fined.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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McKnight filed for custody of Dominique and her sibling in 2020, The Charlotte Observer reported previously.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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The family of Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, who died in US immigration custody in Adelanto last week, also attended Monday's news conference at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mohamad Faisal, one of Shah Alam's children, previously told Reuters that his father's arrest about a year ago was due to a misunderstanding with police officers.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cervone's arrest came just one week after civics teacher Martin Gatti, 50, was charged with similar offenses and was later fired.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each building becomes part of the city’s rainfall-capture network.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Officers chased down the other two suspects, who were seen on the drone camera climbing onto rooftops to evade capture, and eventually took them into custody.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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