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Recent Examples of remand
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
He has been remanded in custody after being deemed a flight risk.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Verb
He was remanded back to the Livingston County Jail, where he’s being held without bail.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
He has been remanded in custody after being deemed a flight risk.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
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The measure calls for the detention of a broad group of migrants, including individuals permitted to enter the U.S. to seek asylum, if they have been accused of theft, burglary or shoplifting.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Machado's detention has further intensified global criticism of Maduro's regime.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, the United States trained and funded a Philippine army that tortured, jailed, and disappeared thousands of dissidents.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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While there are non-profits that also run BOP halfway houses, commercial companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group have the ability to quickly expand monitoring of those on home confinement.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Last month, President Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 Americans in home confinement during the pandemic and pardoned 39 others, setting a record for clemency in one day, according to the White House.Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
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Both suspects were detained, and evidence was secured, including the firearm used in the crime, Indian Head Park police said.Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Monday marks three years since Barnes, a 67-year-old father of two who grew up in Huntsville and most recently lived in Texas, was first detained in Russia.Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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He will not be barred from voting, as Florida—where Trump now resides—defers on that to the state law where the felon was convicted, and New York allows felons to vote as long as they’re not incarcerated.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Desiree Greene, who was already incarcerated at the time of Thursday’s arrest, is facing charges of second-degree manslaughter and sale of narcotics, according to the Norwich Police Department.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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His research is focused on the effects of incarceration and looking at ways to preserve the dignity of those who, like himself, have been impacted by the criminal justice system.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since the program's inception in 1996, less than 3 percent of RTA members have returned to prison—a sharp contrast to the roughly 40 percent that return to prison within three years—underscoring the potential of art in breaking cycles of incarceration.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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As a result, brand safety—once a conversation confined to the advertising world—has now become crucial for political content programs and campaigns.Jeremy Barnett, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Most filmmakers confine themselves to cinematic reference points, but Ree has derived ingenious inspiration from some of the world’s greatest writers.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Most of those arrests have been for planning or carrying out direct actions, including slow marching - a tactic usually used to block traffic.Issy Ronald, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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New bodycam footage shows the surprising behavior of an Ohio teen convicted of intentionally crashing her car into a wall at 100 mph and killing two at the moment of her arrest.KC Baker, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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