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remand
[ ri-mand ]
verb (used with object)
- to send back, remit, or consign again.
- Law.
- to send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.
- (of a court or magistrate) to send back (a prisoner or accused person) into custody, as to await further proceedings.
noun
- the act of remanding.
- the state of being remanded.
- a person remanded.
remand
/ rɪˈmɑːnd /
verb
- 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
- to send back
noun
- 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
- the act of remanding or state of being remanded
- on remandin custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial
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Derived Forms
- reˈmandment, noun
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- re·mand·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of remand1
C15: from Medieval Latin remandāre to send back word, from Latin re- + mandāre to command, confine; see mandate
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