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Recent Examples of house arrest
Those conditions included a prohibition on engaging in transactions involving assets worth more than $1,000 and remaining under house arrest.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025
In less than a year, those forces, led by the K.G.B., put President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest, sent tanks into Moscow, and seized power—until it was seized back, three days later.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Former prime minister Najib Razak, implicated in the 1MDB scandal and in jail since 2022, is appealing to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025
In less than a year, those forces, led by the K.G.B., put President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest, sent tanks into Moscow, and seized power—until it was seized back, three days later.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Former prime minister Najib Razak, implicated in the 1MDB scandal and in jail since 2022, is appealing to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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Homicide detectives are still seeking witnesses, and no one has been taken into custody in relation to the shooting as of Monday night.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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The unnamed middle school teacher in Miami-Dade County was taken into custody by ICE at an immigration hearing.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The nine hours of video obtained from the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office also include body camera video from the men’s arrests tied to state and federal cases in South Florida and New York.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Ocasio-Cortez spoke out against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement, which has led to thousands of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The chain of events mirror what transpired last month in the lead-up to the M23's capture of Goma.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Cut to the two men brawling in the bowels of a derelict ship in the Miami port, where Spencer has imprisoned and ultimately attempts to drown his son to evade capture.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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