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noun

Definition of remand

as in detention

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verb

as in to jail

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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

The spokesman added that wrongful detention is determined by a variety of factors, including having US citizenship or a connection to the US.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
There was no immediate comment from the police on the detention.

— Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of detention

Verb

Americans in the nation's early days could be jailed for failing to repay debts — and some argue that debtors' prisons persist.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Davis anti-transgender activist and school board candidate Beth Bourne was briefly jailed on trespassing charges Tuesday after her arrest outside a Sonoma high school, the Sonoma newspaper reported.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

As such, it could be easily exported to describe Jewish quarters elsewhere—and eventually adapted to describe sites of confinement or exclusion the world over.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
In the 1925 novel, the appearance of fledglings symbolizes freedom, confinement and even spiritual rebirth, themes that follow lead characters Clarissa and Sally (whom Edebiri portrays) as the story unfolds.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of confinement

Verb

New details emerged late Monday about what allegedly occurred on board the flight and in the aftermath when Blair was detained at JFK and transported to a local hospital.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Another man detained by officers, identified as 25-year-old Adrian Liscano Ramos of Santa Rosa, was on probation.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of detain

Noun

According to the church, Wang's family has been permitted fewer than five visits during nearly eight years of imprisonment.

— Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
For some, the potential release of thousands of prisoners doesn’t go far enough to repair the damage of their prolonged imprisonment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Noun

Those with misdemeanors can vote or if the person has an unsentenced status with no prior felony conviction unless voting rights have been restored following the release from incarceration for the felony conviction.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The first half of Fielder and Oppenheim’s film chronicles the 34 days leading up to the incarceration of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing technology company Theranos.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

Handling plasma data Fusion reactors use magnetic fields to keep hot plasma confined at temperatures between 180 and 270 million degrees Fahrenheit (100 and 150 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
They are confined to their bodies, rife with their many flaws and inadequacies.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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