house arrests

noun

plural of house arrest
as in custodies

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  1. captures
  2. restraints
  3. arrests
  4. detainments
Noun
  • Bleecker Street also believes there’s an untapped market there for live captures of Broadway shows.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • That gap is expensive in ways no time-to-hire dashboard captures.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of captures
Noun
  • The high-oil-price monster is threatening to break through its restraints.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Perhaps more concerning, such restraints wouldn’t apply to foreign firms such as AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novartis.
    — Craig Garthwaite, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • The arrests mark the first criminal charges announced in the investigation.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Adongo’s lawyers had previously attributed his arrests to mental illness, according to the Indianapolis Star.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 26 July 2026
Definition of arrests
Noun
  • Chicagoans blew whistles and filmed detainments while immigration agents patrolled neighborhoods with military-grade weapons as part of Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The detainments would also be very temporary, would only be during the building's office hours, and no one would be detained overnight.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Definition of detainments
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