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Definition of house arrest noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

house arrest

noun
 
/ˌhaʊs əˈrest/
 
/ˌhaʊs əˈrest/
(North American English also home confinement)
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison
    • under house arrest She was placed under house arrest.
    • The former dictator is under house arrest in his country mansion.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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