house arrest

/ˌhaʊs əˌˈrɛst/
/haʊs əˈrɛst/
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Other forms: house arrests

Definitions of house arrest
  1. noun
    confinement to your own home
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    type of:
    confinement
    the act of restraining a person's liberty by confining them
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