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House arrest
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.
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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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "House arrest"
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| Word | Definition |
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| citizen's arrestnoun | (countable, law) An arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official to detain a suspected criminal until the police can be summoned. |
| stay-at-home ordernoun | An order requiring citizens to remain at home unless absolutely necessary. |
| domicilenoun | (formal) A home or residence. |
| detentionnoun | (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement. |
| restraining ordernoun | (law) An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and being in close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions, usually banning the possession of arms. |
| imprisonment warrantnoun | (law) a court order authorising the imprisonment of a person sentenced to imprisonment; a court order authorising the execution of an imprisonment sentence. |
| habeas corpusnoun | (law) A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal. |
| arrentationnoun | (law, UK, historical) A letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent. |
| hostageshipnoun | (law, historical) A condition of being held as surety for a pledge, as to appear before a magistrate for trial after release from gaol. |
| remand homenoun | (UK) Synonym of detention home. |
| arrestmentnoun | The action of arresting (in any sense) |
| protective custodynoun | (law enforcement) Lawful confinement of a person or close supervision of his or her movements, on a voluntary or involuntary basis, by authorities in order to safeguard that person from attack or other dangers. |
| arrestnoun | (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc. |
| custodynoun | The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. |
| probationnoun | A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met. |
| holding chargenoun | A temporary charge against a suspect in order to keep them in police custody. |
| warrant of arrestnoun | Alternative form of arrest warrant. [(law) An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.] |
| release warrantnoun | (law) A court order authorising the release of a detained or imprisoned person. |
| settlementnoun | A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place. |
| go ordernoun | (UK) A police order that temporarily bans a perpetrator of domestic violence from the family home, preventing the victim from having to flee. |
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