To be kept under close arrest
If someone is kept under close arrest, does it mean that he / she was arrested without anyone knowing except for the police?Meaning 12

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To be kept under close arrest
If someone is kept under close arrest, does it mean that he / she was arrested without anyone knowing except for the police?Meaning 12

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No, there's no question of secrecy here - it simply means that the person is very closely and carefully guarded while under arrest.

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"close arrest" is not an English phrase.

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Do you perhaps mean "house arrest"?