remand
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In mitigation, Carter's defence said that he had reached rock bottom after a domestic breakdown, and that he is now correctly medicated since being on remand in Swansea prison.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Addiewell, the only privately run jail in Scotland, can hold just short of 800 prisoners and accommodates convicted adult male prisoners and men on remand.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Allan Marshall, 30, was on remand at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015 when he was restrained on the floor of a cell block.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
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
I then immediately applied for a two-week remand on the grounds that I had been transferred to Pretoria without being given the opportunity of notifying my attorneys.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing remand
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Just Mercy
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