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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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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

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

Ponnachan, who police said was originally from India, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, when he was remanded to appear at Derby Crown Court on 29 April.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Aladwan was remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, police said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

By the end of the second day, the number of arrests had increased and nearly two thousand women were incarcerated, many of them remanded to the Fort to await trial.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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