: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison
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In September 1999, Ruiz Massieu committed suicide following four years of house arrest.—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 While on house arrest in Utah, he was caught up in a scheme to acquire prescription drugs and charged him with several counts of running a ring out of his house.—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025 Andrew Tate was then placed under house arrest, which was lifted last month.—Ivana Saric, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 Tate, who attracted notoriety online for his misogynistic comments about women, was released from house arrest last month.—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for house arrest
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