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Recent Examples of house arrest
The conviction also carries with it a fine and a period of house arrest.
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Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Le Pen also was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with two to be served under house arrest and two suspended.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Le Pen also was given four years’ imprisonment, with two to be served under house arrest and two suspended – which would not apply pending appeal.
—Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Prior to their sentencing, Kingston will be held on house arrest with electronic monitoring.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Le Pen also was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with two to be served under house arrest and two suspended.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Le Pen also was given four years’ imprisonment, with two to be served under house arrest and two suspended – which would not apply pending appeal.
—Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Prior to their sentencing, Kingston will be held on house arrest with electronic monitoring.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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Darvish remains in custody at the John J. Benoit Detention Center, with his bail set at $1 million, according to police.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jamison Wagner, 40, was taken into custody Saturday morning by the FBI Albuquerque and the ATF Phoenix Field Division, according to Patel and the Department of Justice.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For many in attendance, the commemoration has new meaning amid federal immigration enforcement targeting immigrant communities, including the risk of arrest at a place of worship.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, an organization formed during last school year’s campus protests, has reviled both activists on social media and questioned public sympathy for them in the aftermath of their arrests.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The gains reflect a wet early winter and improved snowmelt capture, even as drought has crept back into parts of southern California.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, as sea levels rose around the iconic island in San Francisco Bay, Pete Kelsey — a technologist specializing in 3D data capture — was called in to help save the site for future generations.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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