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Recent Examples of house arrest
According to court records, Crouch has been placed on house arrest with GPS monitoring and is prohibited from going within 500 yards of the victim’s residence.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Lacy’s bail has been set at $50,000, and he is also being held on suspicion of violating the terms of his house arrest, according to jail records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Abedini remains in detention in Italy but has asked a Milan court to grant him house arrest pending an extradition hearing.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The authorities swooped in with searches all over—Bucharest, Ilfov—and now four of them are in custody, two on house arrest.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Lacy’s bail has been set at $50,000, and he is also being held on suspicion of violating the terms of his house arrest, according to jail records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Abedini remains in detention in Italy but has asked a Milan court to grant him house arrest pending an extradition hearing.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The authorities swooped in with searches all over—Bucharest, Ilfov—and now four of them are in custody, two on house arrest.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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The victim’s cousin was later taken into custody, according to the victim’s uncle.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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As if that weren’t enough, Swift is also allegedly involved in a difficult custody situation involving her godson with actress Jaime King and filmmaker Kyle Newman.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bell had a firearm at the time of his arrest, according to police.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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One of them ended in dozens of arrests Thursday in Manhattan.—
Axios,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His roles also involve advising on business case development, value capture, new financing, refinancing and restructuring of funding positions in corporate and infrastructure projects.—
Michael Flynn,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Another striking capture: stylist Julia-Sarr Jamois who wore a tan trench coat with a grey mock neck sweater.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
11 Mar. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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