close arrest
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"I am directed by the general to give you the order to go at once to your quarters and remain there under close arrest."
From The Point Of Honor A Military Tale by Dan Sayre Groesbeck
"I am told, sir, that my son is in close arrest," she called, in a voice that thrilled the cadet.
From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
A quarter of an hour later, in close arrest, Lieutenant Winn returned to his own roof and locked himself in his den.
From A Trooper Galahad by Charles King
Confined to quarters in close arrest, Cadet Prescott put in more than two miserable hours endeavoring to get that letter written.
From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
"Use that to have the man placed under close arrest at once!" he said harshly.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sydney Bowen
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