house arrest in French

house arrest in French is résidence surveillée, assignation à résidence.

house arrest in French

résidence surveillée

noun

(legal) 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.

assignation à résidence

noun

(legal) 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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