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Recent Examples of house arrest
There he will be allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued a clemency order in one of his final acts before leaving office.
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Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The 80-year-old, who suffers from diabetes, hypertension and complications from multiple bouts of COVID-19, will be allowed to live under house arrest.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
In response, the U.K. government last year launched a major review over its sentencing laws and allowed judges to sentence offenders to house arrest.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025
Some of the biggest names in Israeli literature, in addition to an array of American Jewish leaders, are speaking out in support of two Palestinian booksellers from east Jerusalem who were placed on house arrest after a police raid.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The 80-year-old, who suffers from diabetes, hypertension and complications from multiple bouts of COVID-19, will be allowed to live under house arrest.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
In response, the U.K. government last year launched a major review over its sentencing laws and allowed judges to sentence offenders to house arrest.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2025
Some of the biggest names in Israeli literature, in addition to an array of American Jewish leaders, are speaking out in support of two Palestinian booksellers from east Jerusalem who were placed on house arrest after a police raid.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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One gun and several suspects are in custody, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said.—
Kristie Cattafi,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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He was taken into custody in connection with a warrant police had for his arrest after he was located by troopers with assistance from the Canton Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 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 21 Mar. 2025.
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