house arrest
noun/ˌhaʊs əˈrest/
/ˌhaʊs əˈrest/
(North American English also home confinement)
[uncountable]- 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.
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