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noun

Definition of remandnext
as in detention

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remand

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verb

as in to jail

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Recent Examples of remand
Noun
Farber granted the prosecution’s request for remand and scheduled Hernandez’s next court date for July 22. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026 The trial is among the last of several such major cases, with Chow, the former vice chair of the group, held on remand for more than 1,500 days after being denied bail. — Reuters, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 The defendants were remanded to custody Thursday, but the judge left open the possibility of bail in the future. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for remand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
  1. detention
  2. jail
  3. confinement
  4. detain
  5. imprisonment
  6. incarcerate
  7. incarceration
  8. confine
Noun
  • One of the hardest days After being detained at the border and months in ICE detention, Nika had briefly been allowed to live freely in California.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities said the suspect will face charges at a detention hearing Monday morning at the Santa Clara County Juvenile Justice Courthouse in downtown San Jose.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of detention
Verb
  • In 2020, she was jailed for taking part in an anti-police brutality protest near the Kremlin with Pussy Riot, clad in their synonymous pink balaclavas.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The divorced father of two was jailed for a minimum of eight hours under Florida law before being released on bail.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of jail
Noun
  • After being released from prison into in-home confinement in December, Shah has officially completed her federal sentence.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After his original arrest by the Mokena Police Department, Alsaidi was ordered released on conditions of electronic monitoring and home confinement by Will County Judge Theodore Jarz.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of confinement
Verb
  • Prosecutors said that soon afterward, law enforcement detained both defendants and opened a duffle bag Olvera had carried.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ordered detained until trial, he was found dead in his cell at a New York federal jail in August 2019 and his death was ruled a suicide.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of detain
Noun
  • Habeas corpus cases are challenges in federal court of detention or imprisonment.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • He was forced into exile for expressing and publishing his beliefs and endured imprisonment and torture.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprisonment
Verb
  • People incarcerated at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York initiated an uprising by taking control of the prison, demanding better living conditions and rights.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dave Evans, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, said Sunday that Vasquez had been released from custody while Felix remained incarcerated at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarcerate
Noun
  • Since my incarceration nearly six months ago, my metamorphosis has accelerated with new meaning.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Simply having charges filed can mean a job loss, losing custody of kids, incarceration for months or years waiting for a trial, financial hardship and stigma.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarceration
Verb
  • If she’s found not guilty, she may be released or remain confined in a mental health facility.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Stellarators use complex, three-dimensional magnetic fields to confine the superhot plasma needed for fusion.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
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