House arrest

/hˈaʊs ɐɹˈɛst/

House arrest

a type of sentence or punishment where a person is confined to their home instead of being in jail or prison

Examples

1. The police has placed 3,305 people under house arrest.

2. House Arrest ended up on Siskel and Ebert’s list of the worst movies of 1996.

3. So the royals end up in house arrest at the Tuileries.

4. Are you on house arrest?