remanded

American  

[ri-man-did] / rɪˈmæn dɪd /

adjective

1. sent back or consigned again, as for revision.

   A remanded proposal that fails to achieve a 60% majority of votes when reconsidered shall be removed from further consideration.

2. Law.

   1. relating to or being a case sent back to a lower court from which it was appealed.

      We trust that the facts of the parties' relationship will become clearer during the remanded hearing.

   2. (of a prisoner or accused person) sent back into custody, as to await further proceedings.

      A remanded person awaiting trial at the city’s central prison has complained of overcrowding and poor sanitation.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of remand.

Other Word Forms

• unremanded adjective

Etymology

Origin of remanded

remand ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Motin appeared emotionless as it was read out and was remanded back into custody.

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He was remanded in police custody and is due to appear at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Monday.

From BBC

All three men have been remanded in custody, to appear before Dundalk District Court again on Wednesday.

From BBC

Lord Haldane adjourned sentence on her for the preparation of a background report and told her she would continue to be remanded in prison.

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Young was remanded into custody, while the other four defendants were released on conditional bail.

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Related Words

• delayed
• negotiated
• postponed