close arrest
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"I 'm not so sure of it," murmured Trafford, sullenly; "I 'd rather go into close arrest for a week than I 'd lose this day here."
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Charles James Lever
"Use that to have the man placed under close arrest at once!" he said harshly.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sydney Bowen
"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
Captain Pollock was placed in command of the post and Devers in close arrest.
From Under Fire by C. B. Cox
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 Charles King
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