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Recent Examples of house arrest
In February, federal prosecutors had asked a judge to revoke his pretrial house arrest privilege after he was accused of violating the terms by going out to lunch without approval.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Abedini’s Italian lawyer, Alfredo De Francesco, asked the Milan court this week to grant him house arrest, a decision that is pending, De Francesco said in an email.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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‘OUR SON’ | Not long after, Claire and Jamie are about to leave with the army, but Lord John has to stay put under house arrest.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
After three months under house arrest, Ghosn fled the country and Japan's criminal justice system, which rarely returns a not guilty verdict.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Abedini’s Italian lawyer, Alfredo De Francesco, asked the Milan court this week to grant him house arrest, a decision that is pending, De Francesco said in an email.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Outlander Cast Season 7, Part 2 Photo Shoot View List
‘OUR SON’ | Not long after, Claire and Jamie are about to leave with the army, but Lord John has to stay put under house arrest.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
After three months under house arrest, Ghosn fled the country and Japan's criminal justice system, which rarely returns a not guilty verdict.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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The driver of that vehicle, Amy Dawn Crouch, 46, of Lenexa, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Police blocked roads around the home to establish a perimeter and the Meridian Police Department’s Special Tactics Group team helped take the three suspects into custody.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Hamilton, formerly a lawyer in the ICC’s prosecutorial division, wrote in Just Security about the double standard the U.S. is forced into by opposing the ICC following the Taliban arrest warrants.—
Beth Bailey,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Years later, investigators are still searching for suspects — and a motive It’s now been more than seven years since Maggie Long’s killing, and there have been no arrests.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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One of the most exciting innovations in carbon removal is direct air capture (DAC), or the process of using machines to extract carbon directly from the atmosphere.—
Swish Goswami,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Abbott is offering a $5,000 bounty for intelligence that leads to the capture of members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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