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Recent Examples of remand
Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But on remand to a lower court, Barnes’s estate lost on summary judgment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
That case bounced to federal court before it was remanded back to Puerto Rico’s court system, where a final resolution is still pending.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Justices can either uphold the Court of Appeals’ dismissal of the case or remand it back to the Court of Claims for consideration, which would then mean the legality of Michigan denying workers' compensation wages to undocumented workers who suffer injuries on the job could be debated.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But on remand to a lower court, Barnes’s estate lost on summary judgment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Reversed and remanded in part with instructions; modified in part.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
That case bounced to federal court before it was remanded back to Puerto Rico’s court system, where a final resolution is still pending.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
Noun
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The ruling questions the disparity between immigration laws that call for the detention of migrants with consistent actions of Congress in funding detention space for just a fraction of those who might be held during deportation proceedings.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Burke has repeatedly remarked that her office asks for detention if prosecutors believe someone is a danger to public safety.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lil Tjay was briefly jailed on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray before he was released on $500 bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Nick Reiner, 32, who remains jailed without bail, has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charges against him.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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She was initially ordered to serve her sentence at her daughter’s home, but a 2019 court ruling placed her behind bars for violating the terms of her confinement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Suhail pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and was released on $5 million bond, ordered to remain on home confinement.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The alleged perpetrator was immediately detained by police.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Wilcox was ordered to be detained in the Lake County jail following a hearing on Wednesday, according to court files.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Eldan's organization worked with a state senator to help write and pass a law in Delaware that provides compensation for wrongful imprisonment, as well as a stipend and help with housing, food benefits, and health and dental insurance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prominent Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut was freed Tuesday in a 10-person prisoner swap involving Belarus and Poland, ending his eight-year imprisonment.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the fiscal year, the DOC determines its spending across areas like prison upkeep, the cost of settling lawsuits and workers’ claims, then divides that cost among all the people who were incarcerated at the time, Barrett said.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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While the median home price in the Baltimore area is around $360,000, the median asset wealth for a Black family in the city unaffected by incarceration is approximately $2,700.—
Izabela Engel,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Another challenge came in the form of how to describe three and a half years, beginning in March 1942, that Mirikitani spent at the Tule Lake incarceration camp in Northern California, alongside thousands of other Japanese American citizens.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This vining plant is almost too easy to grow, so it's best confined within a container.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Juan used to be confined to a different room in the facility that had a frosted window with a small patch scratched out at the bottom, just big enough for his eye to peek through.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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