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noun

Definition of remand

as in detention

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verb

as in to jail

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Recent Examples of remand

Noun

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 The activists have been held on remand – detained without trial or conviction – since their arrests, exceeding the six-month pre-trial custody limit set out by the Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 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

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Noun

At least one congressional representative was critical of the incident — for reasons other than the detention.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Nationally, as of April, 71% of people held in ICE detention have no criminal conviction.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of detention

Verb

Chen, who was living in Boston and has a college-age son, is the only American currently held in China designated as wrongfully detained, the non-profit said.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The policy guidance applies to agents under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch of ICE that detains and ultimately deports undocumented immigrants.

— Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of detain

Noun

Renner was charged with second-degree manslaughter and Seymore with unlawful imprisonment, among other charges.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 10 July 2026
The Budapest Metropolitan Court on Thursday found the man guilty of murder and sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

— Associate Press, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Verb

Creech, 75, has been incarcerated for more than 50 years, most of them on death row, for the murder of three men — one a fellow prisoner.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
The new restriction builds on an earlier Missouri law enacted in 2023 that prohibited the Department of Corrections from providing gender-transition surgeries to incarcerated people.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Definition of incarcerate

Noun

His spouse, Marie Castro Fiallos, told the federal court her husband’s incarceration has been devastating for their children.

— Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
According to Evans, Holmes has maintained a spotless disciplinary record during her three years of incarceration.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

For a blissful minute, the miracle of infinite connection was confined to home offices; thanks to high costs and poor coverage, cell phones were a slow-grower in the West.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
But why should all the players be confined to Plaschke’s view of politics?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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