home confinement

noun
🔊/ˌhəʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt/
🔊/ˌhəʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt/
(North American English)
(also house arrest British English, North American English)
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison软禁
    • He was sentenced to six months of home confinement.他被判处 6 个月软禁。