remand

Definition of Remand in English :

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Noun

1. remand

the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

Verb

2. remand, remit, send back

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

3. gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Example Sentences:
'The suspects were imprisoned without trial'
'the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Remand

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verb (transitive)

1. law

(of a court or magistrate) to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody or admit him or her to bail, esp on adjourning a case for further inquiries to be made

2.

to send back

noun

3.

the sending of a prisoner or accused person back into custody (or sometimes admitting him or her to bail) to await trial or continuation of his or her trial

4.

the act of remanding or state of being remanded

5. on remand

Remand

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verb transitive

1.

to send back; order to go back

2. Law

a.

to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody, as to await trial or further investigation

b.

to send (a case) back to a lower court for additional proceedings

noun

3.

a remanding or being remanded

Remand

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tr.v. re·mand·ed, re·mand·ing, re·mands

To send or order back, especially:

a. To send back (a person) into legal custody, as to a jail or prison.

b. To send (a case) from a higher to a lower court, as when an appellate court determines that the trial court needs to hold a new trial or engage in additional proceedings.

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