house arrest
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak can serve the remaining two years of his abuse of power sentence under house arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This, she said, restricted the royal family's movement and their ability to receive visitors, describing it as "house arrest".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Suu Kyi, now 81, was moved to house arrest later that month after Min Aung Hlaing said he had commuted the rest of her sentence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
A few months ago, she was moved to house arrest on what the government said were humanitarian grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
I would say them like a catechism, like the girls used to tease and recite “the commandments” of their house arrest.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
