Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house arrest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
house- ar-rest
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

house arrests (plural)

Phrases

ankle bracelet ankle monitor

Frequently Paired Words

housebound ankle bracelet ankle monitor

Questions

What does house arrest mean?
Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.

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