ALL meanings of house arrest
house ar·rest
H h - 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