close arrest
Example Sentences
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The result of that previous interview was his being placed 115 in close arrest and informed that he should be tried by general court-martial once.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles
He is now under close arrest and will be handed over to the tender mercies of a court-martial.
From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George
Sandy could not be held in close arrest beyond the eighth day; but that the affair would have to be thoroughly investigated by general court everybody felt and said.
From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by King, Charles
He instructed an Irish renegade and member of his cabinet, called Nolin, to see to it that the prisoner was kept under close arrest until her fate was decided upon—which would probably be before morning.
From The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion by Mackie, John
He did not answer immediately; but he picked up his cup and drank, assiduously; then he kind of mumbled, very low and apologetic: 'He's in his billet—under close arrest.'
From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.
