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Hausarrest
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German
Etymology
de :af Haus<t:house> Arrest<t:arrest>
de Haus Arrest house arrest
Pronunciation
de /ˈhaʊs.aˌrɛst/ [ˈhaʊ̯s.ʔaˌʁɛst] [ˈhaʊ̯.saˌʁɛst]
de De-Hausarrest.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Haus ar rest
Noun
m,(e)s
house arrest legal punishment
de Er steht unter Hausarrest. He is under house arrest.
grounding children's punishment
de Stubenarrest
de Er hat Hausarrest. He’s grounded.
Usage notes
Note the different constructions as above: In the legal sense it is usually construed with de stehen unter, in the familial sense with de haben.
Declension
m,(e)s
Further reading
de
de Prison