house arrest

house ar·rest

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uh-rest]
- /noun, adjective haʊs əˈrɛst/
- /haʊs əˈrest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uh-rest]
- /noun, adjective haʊs əˈrɛst/

Definitions of house arrest words

noun house arrest confinement of an arrested person to his or her residence or to a public place, as a hospital, instead of in a jail: He was under house arrest until the day of his trial. 1
noun house arrest imprisonment in one's home 1
uncountable noun house arrest If someone is under house arrest, they are officially ordered not to leave their home, because they are suspected of being involved in an illegal activity. 0
noun house arrest confinement to one's own home 0
noun house arrest detention, often under guard, of an arrested person in that person's own home, a hospital, etc. 0

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Origin of house arrest

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for House arrest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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house arrest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for house arrest

noun house arrest

protective custody — detention of a person by the police solely as protection against a possible attack or reprisal by someone.
purdah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.

All 2 Synonyms of house arrest