close arrest

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Neither was it, in his eyes, a trifle that had placed him, as he expressed it, under close arrest for the evening.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various

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 King, Charles

"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 Groesbeck, Dan Sayre

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.

Not until nearly an hour later was it generally known that Captain Wren had been escorted to his quarters by the post adjutant and ordered to remain therein in close arrest.

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