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Recent Examples of remand
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
Jarrett also reportedly had an active remand to custody order from the Department of Parole and was turned over to the Connecticut Department of Correction.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2024
Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
She was then remanded in a nunnery, given a derisory sentence — less than two years in jail — before being released with a presidential pardon.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
His Legal Aid attorney didn’t balk at the remand order but asked Weber to allow Irish to be put in protective custody and receive medical attention.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
Jarrett also reportedly had an active remand to custody order from the Department of Parole and was turned over to the Connecticut Department of Correction.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2024
Verb
According to the outlet, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, he was remanded in custody for a week with a ban on letters and visits.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
She was then remanded in a nunnery, given a derisory sentence — less than two years in jail — before being released with a presidential pardon.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
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The United States and international groups have said his detention was unjust and arbitrary.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Administrative detention is a tool used by Israel to detain terror suspects without trial.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
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That includes the men and women in the Justice Department who fought valiantly to jail Trump for numerous crimes.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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He was jailed for a minimum of 16 years this summer.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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That group should start with the nearly 1,500 prisoners who are currently on home confinement under the CARES Act.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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He is being held in pretrial confinement and is awaiting a preliminary hearing.CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Police detained a man believed to be the shooter a few blocks away near East Houston Street and North New Braunfels Avenue.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Deputies detained the shooter on scene, and his name has not yet been released.Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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John Thompson was incarcerated for more than 37 years at prisons in Pennsylvania.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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He is currently incarcerated at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, according to online records from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of prisoners have now been freed, many after decades of incarceration in brutal conditions.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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On another wall were carved prisoners’ names, birthplaces and dates of incarceration.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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That snow was primarily confined to areas closer to the Great Lakes.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Cyber Monday shopping wasn’t just confined to the US, either.John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Last month, he was denied bail for a third time since his September arrest.Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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His arrest was made on the same day that a vigil was held for the boy, whom family identified as Princeton Nicholas Jones.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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