remand
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.
the act of remanding.
the state of being remanded.
a person remanded.
Origin of remand
1Other words from remand
- re·mand·ment, noun
Words Nearby remand
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How to use remand in a sentence
Breyer said that on remand to lower courts, California at least should have the chance to compensate the growers so as to allow the union organizers to maintain access.
Supreme Court strikes down Calif. regulation allowing union access to farmworkers on growers’ land | Robert Barnes | June 23, 2021 | Washington PostMr McGuinness spent five to six weeks there in 1976 where he was on remand facing a charge of IRA membership.
Al-Ruqai went back to the cells like any other accused killer on remand.
Gripping His Koran, Anas al-Liby Has His Day in Court | Michael Daly | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, conducted by a warder, he was taken over the flagged courtyard and through long corridors to the remand side of the prison.
The Grell Mystery | Frank FroestDr. Horbury, on the other hand, had declared that the prisoner showed nothing symptomatic of epilepsy while awaiting remand.
The Shrieking Pit | Arthur J. Rees
To a little child, whether he is in prison on remand or after conviction is not a subtlety of position he can comprehend.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) | Frank HarrisDefendant asked for a remand to enable him to dispense with legal assistance.
The tall footman was not examined, but was detained by the police under a remand given by the magistrates.
The Eustace Diamonds | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for remand
/ (rɪˈmɑːnd) /
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
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 remand in custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial
Origin of remand
1Derived forms of remand
- remandment, noun
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