Definitions

house arrest

NOUN

confinement in one's home

Synonyms

WEAK

close arrest preventive custody protective custody purdah

Example Sentences

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Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest the following year.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

She was later allowed to return home - but again under effective house arrest.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president on Thursday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, five years after sweeping her into detention in a 2021 coup.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

A charismatic orator, the then-43-year-old found herself helming a burgeoning democracy movement, but was put under house arrest in 1989.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

But then, I reminded myself, I had too, in effect, under house arrest for the last two months.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez