: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison
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Recent Examples on the WebBhutto is placed under house arrest, preventing her from attending a protest rally.CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Francis was under house arrest since at least 2018 and under the supervision of a federal agency, Pre-Trial Services, that monitors defendants who are out of custody until sentencing. Mary Walsh, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 The former military contractor had been under house arrest since at least 2018 and was due to be sentenced at the end of the month. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Following health complications - including a bout with kidney cancer, swollen knees and a hernia, according to court records - Francis was released from federal detention in 2018 and has been held under house arrest. María Luisa Paúl, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Italian police placed the U.S. servicewoman under house arrest at Aviano Air Base and charged her with vehicular homicide, according to ANSA. Clark Bentson, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2022 Authorities placed the bishop, the Rev. Rolando Álvarez, under house arrest at his parents’ home in Managua, the capital. Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 The Cannes Film Festival took a swipe at Tehran during its opening ceremony in 2010, leaving one chair symbolically empty for Panahi, who had been invited to join the competition jury despite being under house arrest and unable to leave Iran. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 Logline: Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko was arrested and detained under house arrest for two years for speaking out against the government. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 See More