Complete this statement with the most appropriate of the options lettered A - E The suspect was to be … in…

Analyze the question: The sentence says the suspect was to be __ in police custody until his case came up for hearing. We need a word meaning "kept/held in custody while awaiting trial."

Explain the concept: In legal English, these words have distinct meanings:

• Arraign: to formally bring someone to court and read the charges to them. You are arraigned in court, not in custody.
• Conceal: to hide something. This doesn't fit.
• Condemn: to declare guilty or sentence, or to strongly criticize. The suspect hasn't been tried yet, so this doesn't fit.
• Incarcerate: to imprison, usually after conviction or as a general term for jailing. It's close, but it doesn't specifically mean waiting for trial.
• Remand: to send or keep a suspect in custody until their trial or hearing. This is the exact legal term.

Solution:

• "Remanded in police custody until his case would come up for hearing" is a standard legal collocation.
• The phrase "until his case would come up for hearing" shows the suspect is awaiting trial, which is exactly what "remand" means.
• "Incarcerated" is the strongest distractor, but it suggests imprisonment as punishment and doesn't carry the "pending hearing" meaning.

Answer: E. remanded

Tip: Remember the phrase "remanded in custody" as a fixed expression. Think of Re-mand = send back to custody until the next court date. Also, "arraigned" goes with "before a court," while "remanded" goes with "in custody/prison."