Definitions

house arrest

NOUN

confinement in one's home

Synonyms

WEAK

close arrest preventive custody protective custody purdah

Example Sentences

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Deng also crushed intraparty democracy, Pei said, with only Zhao Ziyang—the reform-minded party secretary who was placed under house arrest after opposing the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989—daring to experiment with it briefly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Mrs. Kirchner is serving a six-year sentence under house arrest for fraud in the administration of public-works contracts in the province of Santa Cruz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Bolsonaro, 71, is currently serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Suu Kyi remained under house arrest in Yangon for six years, until she was released in July 1995.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

She refused the relative safety and comfort of house arrest with a German family and chose to go to prison instead.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly