home confinement
noun/ˌhəʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt/
/ˌhəʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt/
(North American English) (also house arrest British English, North American English)
[uncountable]- the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison
- He was sentenced to six months of home confinement.
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