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Recent Examples of house arrest
His sentencing ends the four-defendant criminal case, with the three others receiving terms ranging from house arrest to seven years behind bars, court records show.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Officials said he was released under house arrest and was on his way to retrieve an electronic monitoring bracelet when Velasquez attacked.
—TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
The Tate brothers were held in a Romanian prison until March 2023, when they were released on house arrest.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
South Sudan: Vice President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest, a move that threatens a fragile peace agreement.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Officials said he was released under house arrest and was on his way to retrieve an electronic monitoring bracelet when Velasquez attacked.
—TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
The Tate brothers were held in a Romanian prison until March 2023, when they were released on house arrest.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
South Sudan: Vice President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest, a move that threatens a fragile peace agreement.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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According to a press statement from the department, 31-year-old Demetria Spence was taken into custody on Tuesday (April 1) and charged with transmitting a false public alarm.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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He was taken into custody without incident, and authorities seized his backpack and suitcase.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The suspect is now facing charges of assault with bodily injury with a previous conviction, injury to the elderly, continuous violence against family, resisting arrest and terror threat of family, McLennan County Jail records seen by PEOPLE show.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has begun revoking the legal status of migrants who entered the U.S. under a Biden administration process powered by a smartphone app formerly known as CBP One, instructing them to leave the country immediately or face arrest and deportation.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Any information on how the prisoners were transported to the interior of the U.S. after capture in Europe would be of interest, as well.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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Quintero, who at one point topped the FBI’s list of most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Mexico in a dramatic 2022 capture.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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