noun
[ U ] the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison :
to be under house arrest
She was placed under house arrest .
noun
[ U ] the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison :
to be under house arrest
She was placed under house arrest .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005