Synonyms of house arrest

house arrest

noun

as in custody

Synonyms & Similar Words

• custody
• arrest
• capture
• detention
• restriction
• entrapment
• detainer
• servitude
• restraint
• bondage
• detainment
• prison
• enslavement
• imprisonment
• impoundment
• confinement
• captivity
• internment
• incarceration
• immurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• release
• liberation
• redemption
• freedom
• emancipation
• independence
• liberty
• manumission

Examples of house arrest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She was released from prison in 2021 but, at the behest of ICE, remains under house arrest at her Manhattan apartment pending a decision on her bid to remain in the U.S. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024

Hasina’s archrival and BNP leader Khaleda Zia, 78, called for calm and an end to violence in a video address from her hospital bed to hundreds of supporters at a rally on Wednesday after her release from house arrest. —Reuters, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024

Shahabuddin also ordered the release of former Prime Minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia. Zia, who had been convicted of corruption in 2018, was freed from house arrest on Tuesday. —Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024

After her passports were taken, she was fined and placed under de facto – and then formal – house arrest for months, before being charged in December. —Anna Chernova, CNN, 22 July 2024