house arrests

noun

plural of house arrest
as in custodies

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  1. captures
  2. restraints
  3. arrests
  4. detainments
Noun
  • Each of these has a measurable end state no ranking report captures.
    — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Expect operations, captures and hard rhetoric in the first 100 days, visible and real, but not yet structural.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of captures
Noun
  • The employees weren’t wearing hair restraints, some dry foods weren’t labeled and there was a flea infestation underneath the mop sink.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The two children did not have safety restraints at the time of the crash, the crash log said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Police have not announced any arrests as their investigation began late Sunday night.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Last fall, during the federal government’s immigration crackdown in Chicago, the neighborhood was the site of multiple arrests.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrests
Noun
  • Chicagoans blew whistles and filmed detainments while immigration agents patrolled neighborhoods with military-grade weapons as part of Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The detainments would also be very temporary, would only be during the building's office hours, and no one would be detained overnight.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Definition of detainments
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