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remand

[ri-mand] / rɪˈmænd /
NOUN
imprisonment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captivity confinement custody incarceration isolation
STRONG
bondage durance duress quarantine restraint thraldom thralldom
WEAK
immuration
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom liberation liberty
WEAK
discharge liberating release
VERB
delay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn bar block defer detain hamper hold impede keep obstruct postpone prevent prolong put off restrict shelve stall stay suspend withhold
STRONG
arrest check choke clog confine curb dawdle deter dilly-dally discourage drag encumber filibuster inhibit interfere intermit lag linger loiter procrastinate prorogue protract repress retard slacken table tarry temporize
WEAK
bide time gain time hold over keep back lay over stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon advance aid allow assist carry out continue do encourage expedite forward free further go help let go open permit promote release support
STRONG
complete finish hurry leave liberate push rush unblock
WEAK
dispatch hasten speed
VERB
imprison
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehend commit detain hold incarcerate jail lock up
STRONG
cage check circumscribe closet constrain curb ice immure impound intern keep limit nab occlude pen restrain stockade trammel
WEAK
bastille bottle up fence in hold captive hold hostage hold in custody keep captive keep in custody lock in put away put behind bars rail in send to prison send up shut in take prisoner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease free let go liberate release stop
STRONG
aid allow assist help permit

Example Sentences

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An associated change to bail rules means that defendants who are likely to receive a suspended sentence, if later convicted, will be less likely to be held in jail on remand ahead of a trial.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

At present more than 16,000 people are being detained on remand - about a fifth of the total jail population.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Suranovas replied at length and, when he was released on remand recently, agreed to meet.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Marshall, from Carluke in South Lanarkshire, was on remand for unpaid fines and breach of the peace charges when he experienced a mental health crisis.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“We been obliged to remand her to Brattleboro—to the asylum down there.”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Vocabulary lists containing remand

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

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