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Definition of remand

as in detention

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verb

as in to jail

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Recent Examples of remand

Noun

Roberts-Smith now sits on remand in Sydney’s Silverwater prison, having been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, dating from 2009 to 2012. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026 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

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

Rights and media freedom groups have separately warned of police violence, arbitrary detentions, unauthorized surveillance and threats against journalists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Kyle challenged the stop, the continued detention, and Alaniz’s use of the ALPR systems.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of detention

Verb

Another suspect in the 2023 attacks, Italian anti-fascist activist Ilaria Salis, was jailed in Hungary for over a year following the assaults, resulting in a diplomatic dispute between Rome and Budapest over her treatment in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Both were jailed on misdemeanor battery charges and have since been released.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of jail

Verb

If a student is detained or deported, college officials must try to help the student retain their eligibility for financial aid, research funding, housing stipends and other benefits the student was awarded, per the state policy.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
All five, as well as a sixth suspect detained later, were released on bail.

— Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of detain

Noun

The award is named after Justice Albie Sachs, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement who survived imprisonment, exile and an assassination attempt in the fight for equality in South Africa.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s top-secret doc is 174 minutes and follows Theranos founder and fraudster Elizabeth Holmes in her final days of freedom and first few weeks of imprisonment.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Verb

He was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder and 25 years for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and is currently incarcerated at Tennessee's Northwest Correctional Complex.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
In some states, people who were convicted of a felony or are currently incarcerated are also restricted from voting.

— TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarcerate

Noun

Judge Underhill could have added to the 10 years of incarceration that the federal sentencing guidelines recommend but instead departed downward from them and shaved three years off them.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives, advancing what was called the county’s Care First, Jails Last vision.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

Additional reporting provided Monday by East2West news agency said more than 60 employees remained confined inside the Irkutsk institute and nearly 200 people who had contact with Shipilova had been placed under observation.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
But the specialness of the event wasn’t confined only to the Sphere, as fans visited Metallica’s many experiences.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

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