remand

American  

[ri-mand] / rɪˈmænd /

verb (used with object)

1. to send back, remit, or consign again.

2. Law.

   1. to send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.

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

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noun

1. the act of remanding.

2. the state of being remanded.

3. a person remanded.

remand British  

/ rɪˈmɑːnd /

verb

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

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noun

1. 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

2. the act of remanding or state of being remanded

3. in custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial

Other Word Forms

• remandment noun

Etymology

Origin of remand

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English remaunden (verb), from Old French remander, from Late Latin remandāre “to repeat a command, send back word,” equivalent to re- re- + mandāre “to entrust, enjoin”; mandate

Example Sentences

He was remanded into custody to next appear at the same court on 6 March.

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One of the charges he faces did not, on its own, merit remand in custody.

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He was remanded in custody, and will next appear in Cardiff Crown Court on 20 March.

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Bennett was remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing on 16 March.

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The teenager has been remanded in custody and is expected to appear at Swansea Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

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Related Words

• adjourn
• bar
• block
• defer
• detain
• hamper
• hold
• impede
• keep
• obstruct
• postpone
• prevent
• prolong
• put off
• restrict
• shelve
• stall
• stay
• suspend
• withhold