Remand is an English word with synonyms like return or confine. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Remand in a sentence
Related words
Remand meaning
- The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
- The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.
Synonyms of Remand
Using Remand
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. | The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.
- Useful related words include: return, confine, put away, gaol.
- In the example corpus, remand often appears in combinations such as: on remand, the remand, remand in.
Context around Remand
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Remand
- In this selection, "remand" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, police, days, next, order, advocate and date stand out and add context to how "remand" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apply for remand refusal and are on remand. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "remand" sits close to words such as alterations, assortment and bushes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with remand
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He had spent six weeks in prison on remand. (9 words)
Agnes Mponda, 24, who is on remand for alleged murder, shares similar sentiments. (13 words)
Four out of ten prisoners have not been convicted and are on remand. (13 words)
The HC, however, said it found that the remand order was not opposed by the ‘remand advocate’, who appeared on behalf the activist before the trial court, and the memo of arrest was offered to be given to his sister. (40 words)
Hlohla (40) and former physical planner, Takura Mabaya (34) were arrested last Thursday and they gave the State notice that if it failed to provide a trial date on the next remand date they will apply for remand refusal. (39 words)
In September 2020, Leeds Crown Court determined then 36-year-old Crowther would be detained in a mental health facility and he was jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years (minus his time on remand). (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Crime Branch investigating the sensational crime moved to the court seeking extension of remand as the four days remand of Gopal Das came to an end today.
The HC, however, said it found that the remand order was not opposed by the ‘remand advocate’, who appeared on behalf the activist before the trial court, and the memo of arrest was offered to be given to his sister.
Hlohla (40) and former physical planner, Takura Mabaya (34) were arrested last Thursday and they gave the State notice that if it failed to provide a trial date on the next remand date they will apply for remand refusal.
A day earlier, a court in the capital sent him on a two-day physical remand in the case filed against him by the election commission.
Agago County MP, Hon. David Lagen emphasised the need to concretize traditional institutions like the family rather than building remand homes.
Agnes Mponda, 24, who is on remand for alleged murder, shares similar sentiments.
Alcohol was also an issue, but he had served the equivalent of an 18-month prison sentence and achieved a number of certificates while in custody on remand.
All of the accused were produced in the concerned courts and taken on remand for seven to 11 days.
An Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate sent the accused to nine days of police remand on Monday.
CCJ Judge, Winston Anderson described the criminal justice system as “broken” as in a number of countries citizens spend between five and 10 years or even 15 years on remand before their trials begin.
Dancey-Stevenson, who denied the offence but was found guilty by a jury following a trial, must serve a minimum of 18 years in prison, minus time already spent on remand.
Eight suspects were charged in connection with the miner’s death: Wayne St. Hill, Shane “Demon” Morgan, Roberto Sankar, and Steve Rollox are on remand for the murder.
Four out of ten prisoners have not been convicted and are on remand.
Gary Hampson, 24, of Ecroyd Road, Ashton, who pleaded guilty to just one offence, was jailed for two years in his absence after he refused to attend court from prison where he had been on remand.
He had spent six weeks in prison on remand.
However, after returning to the court, she held that the question of rejecting the remand would not arise since she had already remanded the Minister in judicial custody.
I am not unaware of the claim that Mr. Bawa is being detained on the basis of a remand order issued by a Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory.
If you look at that PEB, there are multiple issues that they remand back to the parties.
In September 2020, Leeds Crown Court determined then 36-year-old Crowther would be detained in a mental health facility and he was jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years (minus his time on remand).
Instead of seeking police remand for custodial interrogation, the SIT requested for his judicial custody.
Common combinations with remand
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on remand 55×
- the remand 23×
- remand in 16×
- remand for 15×
- to remand 14×
- remand of 12×
- remand centre 12×
- in remand 11×
- remand order 8×
- remand the 8×