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Recent Examples of remand
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Police first arrested him in 2020 and, having served time in between on remand, he was released on parole last month, which is where this story gets even more interesting.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images With the court's ruling, the injunction is vacated, and the case has been remanded to a lower district court for further proceedings.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Those charges, and the evidence against Robinson, were strong enough for a judge to sign off on Utah Attorney General Brian Davis' request be held without bail pending formal charges in the case, according to a remand order signed by Magistrate Judge Shawn R. Howell and obtained by PEOPLE.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Police first arrested him in 2020 and, having served time in between on remand, he was released on parole last month, which is where this story gets even more interesting.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
The case has now been remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.
—Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images With the court's ruling, the injunction is vacated, and the case has been remanded to a lower district court for further proceedings.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
Noun
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Slowly, students, unions and opposition activists are taking advantage of this moment to express their views, probing the limits of free speech after years of repression and the constant threat of detention.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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In response, the Brazilian government created a criminal classification that facilitates measures for the seizure of assets of individuals accused of terrorism, expands the possibility of temporary detention, and establishes penalties of up to 30 years in prison.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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He was jailed in Nevada City, the seat of Nevada County about an hour’s drive from Truckee on the other side of a 7,000-foot mountain pass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Andrés Velásquez didn't stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela's 2024 presidential election.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Detainers are federal requests to local law enforcement to detain individuals for up to 48 hours after they're set to be released from criminal confinement — which gives ICE time to decide whether to take them into custody to begin deportation proceedings.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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As a result of the parents' confinement, the family dog also only goes outside in a limited capacity.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Also on Tuesday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told ABC News that a person had been detained for questioning in connection with the case and that authorities were preparing a search of a location in relation to the detainee.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Of those detained, 73% had no criminal conviction, nearly half had no criminal conviction at all, nor any pending criminal charges; and only 5% had a violent criminal conviction, according to Cato Institute data.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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He is charged with grand larceny, kidnapping, unauthorized use of a vehicle and unlawful imprisonment, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bukele brought murder rates in El Salvador to historic lows through a gargantuan imprisonment campaign and police crackdown, but faces numerous allegations of human rights violations, especially regarding his notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).—
Djenane Villanueva,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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While incarcerated, that previous operator had more than 460 calls with Solomon in the past year alone, the report said.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2026
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During more than 21 years of incarceration on death row at Idaho’s maximum security prison south of Boise, Hall repeatedly appealed his convictions in state and federal court.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The hospital cleared him for incarceration with a Narcan prescription and instructions to return to the emergency room if symptoms worsened, the lawsuit alleged.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Romance feels confining as Venus clashes with Uranus today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The requirement to add wheels adds costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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