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house arrest

NOUN
confinement in one's home
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In 2023, after Andrew Tate wrote on social media that he had spent 92 days in prison in Romania and several months under house arrest, Donald Trump Jr. wrote, “Absolute insanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He was moved to house arrest in March for health reasons.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

After Koroma was charged and placed under house arrest, Ecowas brokered a deal with the government of Sierra Leone, allowing the former president to go into exile in Nigeria and seek medical attention there.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Mousavi and his wife have remained under house arrest ever since.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Mossadegh was jailed for three years and then placed under house arrest, till his death in 1967.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi



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