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| | house arrest - definition of house arrest in Encyclopedia |
 | | Lionel Tate was sentenced under one-year house arrest under the terms of the plea bargain offered in January 2004. | | | Riddick Bowe, a former African-American boxing champion, was sentenced to be under brief house arrest after being released from prison. | | | In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined (by the authorities) to his or her house, possibly with travel allowed but restricted. |
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| | biology - Cardiac arrest |
| | A cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively during systole. | | | The state of cardiac arrest is diagnosed in an unconscious (unresponsive to vigorous stimulation) person who does not have a pulse. | | | Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the predominant disease process associated with sudden cardiac death in the United States. |
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http://www.biologydaily.com/biology/Cardiac_arrest
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