: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison
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Afterwards, my mom escaped house arrest after nine months in jail and my dad evaded the Communists despite a national search for him.—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025 The United States has complained in the past when Italy has lost track of suspects in the Italian judicial system awaiting hearings for extradition to the U.S.
A hearing on his bid to be given house arrest is scheduled for Jan. 15.—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Next week, on Jan. 15, Mr. Abedini faces a hearing to determine whether he will be granted house arrest as his case proceeds instead of remaining in jail.—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Abedini is currently being held in prison and a court is due to decide later this month whether to grant him house arrest while judges consider the U.S. extradition request.—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for house arrest
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