remanded

verb

past tense of remand
as in detained

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remanded
  1. detained
  2. jailed
  3. incarcerated
  4. imprisoned
  5. confined
  6. arrested
  7. apprehended
  8. committed
Verb
  • This week dozens of Haitian migrants were taken to the Krome Detention Center in southwest Miami-Dade after being detained in front of grocery stores and shopping malls.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • He was arrested a week later in Chicago by local police at Union Station after he was detained by Amtrak.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of detained
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  • 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 jailed
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 incarcerated
Verb
  • She was imprisoned for four months in different facilities, where she was deprived of her medications, forced to stay awake, and convicted of falsified charges, according to the lawsuit.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The gang still exists, but most of Romo’s followers are dead, imprisoned or hiding after becoming government witnesses.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • Authorities confined the fire to the third-floor nursery, but the tragedy exposed questions over fire alarms, equipment and evacuation routes in Pakistan’s overstretched public hospitals.
    — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the widespread good fortune of Monday’s major money Florida Lottery drawings, Tuesday’s Mega Millions, Jackpot Triple Play and Fantasy 5 luck was confined to one player at one RaceTrac station.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • But her condition has deteriorated significantly in the months since she was first arrested in Miami-Dade County on May 5 and booked on a misdemeanor battery charge.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Weatherall was arrested in connection with the incident, per the outlet, Fox Carolina and Greenville County public arrest records.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Durk has maintained his innocence since being apprehended and he can be sentenced up to life in prison if convicted.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The teens walked away from the wreck with few injuries and tried to run, but authorities apprehended them shortly afterward, officials said.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of apprehended
Verb
  • Data center math Recall that Nvidia earlier this month committed to a $105 billion backstop for a new OpenAI data center campus in Ohio.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After taking office in 2019, Nessel fired a special prosecutor who had brought criminal charges and assembled a new team of attorneys to determine whether crimes were committed.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of committed
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