: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison
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Advertisement Abedini’s Italian lawyer, Alfredo De Francesco, asked the Milan court this week to grant him house arrest, a decision that is pending, De Francesco said in an email.—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025 Outlander Cast Season 7, Part 2 Photo Shoot View List
‘OUR SON’ | Not long after, Claire and Jamie are about to leave with the army, but Lord John has to stay put under house arrest.—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024 After three months under house arrest, Ghosn fled the country and Japan's criminal justice system, which rarely returns a not guilty verdict.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024 Arseny was placed under house arrest in September with the right to attend school.—Anna Chernova, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for house arrest
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