house arrest
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house arrest
noun house arrests
- Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment. Convicted in Federal District Court in Brooklyn of insurance fraud, a 35-year-old legal secretary could have received up to 50 years in prison and a $56,000 fine. The judge sentenced her instead to house arrest for two years.
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noun confinement of a person, by authorities, to his or her residence
| Español | arraigo domiciliario, arresto domiciliario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가택 연금 gataeng nyeon'geum |
| 日本語 | 軟禁 nankin |
| 中文 | 軟禁 /软禁 ruǎnjìn, 幽禁 yōujìn |
| हिन्दी | घर में नज़रबंदी ghar mẽ nazarbandī, नज़रबंदी nazarbandī |
| Kiswahili | kizuizini nyumbani |
| Português | prisão domiciliária, prisão domiciliar |
| Français | résidence surveillée, assignation à résidence |
| Deutsch | Hausarrest |
| Italiano | arresti domiciliari, detenzione domiciliare |
| Română | arest la domiciliu |
| Русский | дома́шний аре́ст domášnij arést |
| Tiếng Việt | quản thúc tại gia |
| العربية | إِقَامَة جَبْرِيَّة |
| עברית | מעצר בית |
Talk about this word "house arrest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/house%20arrest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. house arrest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/house%20arrest "house arrest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/house%20arrest.
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@misc{house_arrest_2026,
title = {house arrest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/house%20arrest},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
