remand
Americanverb (used with object)
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to send back, remit, or consign again.
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Law.
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to send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.
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(of a court or magistrate) to send back (a prisoner or accused person) into custody, as to await further proceedings.
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noun
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the act of remanding.
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the state of being remanded.
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a person remanded.
verb
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law (of a court or magistrate) to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody or admit him to bail, esp on adjourning a case for further inquiries to be made
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to send back
noun
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the sending of a prisoner or accused person back into custody (or sometimes admitting him to bail) to await trial or continuation of his trial
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the act of remanding or state of being remanded
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in custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial
Other Word Forms
- remandment noun
Etymology
Origin of remand
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English remaunden (verb), from Old French remander, from Late Latin remandāre “to repeat a command, send back word,” equivalent to re- re- + mandāre “to entrust, enjoin”; mandate
Example Sentences
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He has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 1 April.
From BBC
He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court later this morning.
From BBC
His solicitor, Holly Laher, asked that her client, who has yet to enter a plea, be remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday.
From BBC
He was remanded into custody to next appear at the same court on 6 March.
From BBC
One of the charges he faces did not, on its own, merit remand in custody.
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