House Arrest Definition
noun
Detention, often under guard, of an arrested person in that person's own home, in a hospital, etc.
Webster's New World
Confinement of a criminal to his or her own residence, usually under a condition of electronic monitoring or other surveillance, imposed by a court as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.
American Heritage
Confinement of a political activist to his or her own residence, usually under a condition of limited outside communication, imposed by an oppressive regime as a means of reducing the activist's effectiveness.
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