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
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  • An 18-year-old accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian while allegedly doing car stunts in New Haven over the summer was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The day before he was detained, Juan Mendieta was celebrating his wife’s birthday.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of detained
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  • Daniel Ojukwu, with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, or FIJ, a local investigative media house, was jailed on a 12-count charge accusing him of violating the country's cybercrime act, pending a bail hearing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Russell Brand had been free during the trial but was jailed following Thursday’s verdict.
    — Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of jailed
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  • Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 murder, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser accessory charge, his attorney said Thursday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of incarcerated
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  • Stacy Keach, an American stage actor who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 1984 for trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain, died Tuesday.
    — MARK KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The ghostly glimpse of an alternate future for the Cratchit family, imprisoned and desolate, feels truer to Dickens than the glib sentimentality of Tiny Tim’s empty place at the family hearth.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
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  • When Costa Rican authorities arrived, Van Dyke and Arroyo appeared to have been confined in a single room by two armed male assailants, SURFER reported.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Initial damage from the Hillsdale Lake tornado was confined to the campground and park headquarters.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confined
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  • In one of the biggest crackdowns on religious activity in recent years, authorities in October 2025 arrested 30 leaders of Zion Church, one of the country’s largest underground church networks, following overnight raids in several cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Kiswani and her supporters have been arrested multiple times at various Within Our Lifetime demonstrations, the New York Times reported.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • If the shooter in question was apprehended, what should happen to them?
    — Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of apprehended
Verb
  • Charlotte committed 27 turnovers Thursday, which led to 38 points.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Schumer is not listening to the people, but taking his elevation for granted, as are the senators who’ve already committed their votes.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of committed
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