: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison
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The man accused of his death, Yonin Levi, was placed under three days of house arrest, and later released by an Israeli court.—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 These may include house arrest, conditional release, periodic court appearances, travel bans or other limitations imposed by judicial authorities.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 Ex-president Bolsonaro has been serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons since last month, when he was rushed from prison to hospital with bronchopneumonia.—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 The Tate brothers were held in a Romanian prison until March 2023, when they were released on house arrest.—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for house arrest