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Six example sentences with remand, each labelled with its topic.
The magistrate ordered a remand of four weeks, so the defendant returned to the cells until the hearing resumed.
Law
Victorian prison registers record each remand separately, noting how many weeks a prisoner waited before the assizes finally sat.
History
Lengthy remand keeps thousands who have not yet been convicted behind bars, which is why several parliaments set statutory limits.
Politics
The film follows a teacher held on remand for months, and the courtroom scenes arrive only in the final twenty minutes.
Movies
The novel's second act unfolds entirely on remand, the narrator counting the weeks between hearings from a shared cell.
Literature
Economists priced a year of remand at more than the disputed sum in half the cases, since each night in custody costs the state.
Economics
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