remand
Use Remand in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to send back, remit, or consign again.
2.
Law.
a.
to send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.
b.
(of a court or magistrate) to send back (a prisoner or accused person) into custody, as to await further proceedings.
noun
3.
the act of remanding.
4.
the state of being remanded.
5.
a person remanded.
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remand (rɪˈmɑːnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | to send back |
| —n | |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | the act of remanding or state of being remanded |
| 5. | on remand in custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin remandāre to send back word, from Latin | |
| re'mandment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
remand
1439, from M.Fr. remander (12c.), from L.L. remandare "to send back word, repeat a command," from L. re- "back" + mandare "to consign, order, commit to one's charge" (see mandate).
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Example sentences
The chance that a given remand prisoner will end his or her life in prison is not unusually high.
The number of inmates on remand has doubled and now accounts for a third of the prison population.
The court, therefore, suggests remand of these cases.
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