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arrest n.
house arrest n.

NOUN

arrest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capture detention imprisonment incarceration jailing

STRONG

accommodation apprehension appropriation bag bust captivity collar commitment confinement constraint crimp drop fall gaff glom grab heat hook mitt nab nail nick nip pickle pinch pull restraining sequestering snare sweep

WEAK

booby trap pick up protective custody pull in run-in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

freedom release

STRONG

liberation refusal rise

WEAK

activation encouragement letting go

NOUN

house arrest

Synonyms

WEAK

close arrest protective custody purdah

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preventive custody

He has been in preventive custody ever since, alongside Humala and Toledo.

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

Robert Shonov was arrested by Russia's Federal Security Service and "remanded into preventive custody", the outlet reported on Monday.

From BBC ● May 15, 2023

He has already spent two years in preventive custody between September 2018 and September 2020, when he was released ahead of the ruling.

From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2022

It ruled that the man must remain in preventive custody after serving his sentence.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2018

He was held for questioning in Paris for two days last week before being charged and taken into preventive custody on Friday.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2018

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