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remanded

[ri-man-did] / rɪˈmæn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
deferred
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed negotiated postponed
STRONG
adjourned assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted renegotiated scrubbed stalled temporized
WEAK
held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off
Antonyms
WEAK
advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

Example Sentences

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Police arrested the three minors over the course of the past few days and they have been remanded in custody.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

A source following the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and remanded in custody.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He was remanded into custody as the process to extradite him to France begins, and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Amber Stebbings, 28, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody to appear before Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Failing to obtain a satisfactory answer, he refused to leave jail, whereupon police again remanded him to his cell upon a charge of disorderly conduct.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.