close arrest

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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 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

"Major Goddard is under close arrest and cannot leave his quarters," replied the President.

From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner

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

For which piece of impudence the veteran went straightway to Sudsville in close arrest.

From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Remington, Frederic

"Use that to have the man placed under close arrest at once!" he said harshly.

From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Bowen, Robert Sydney