remanded
Americanadjective
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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.
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Law.
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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.
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(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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Owen Godfrey Membe has pleaded not guilty to a charge of animal cruelty and has been remanded in custody until 27 May.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Alex Jenkinson, 39, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Friday.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Millar was remanded in custody until his sentencing.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
He was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at the Old Bailey on 8 July.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Failing to obtain a satisfactory answer, he refused to leave jail, whereupon police again remanded him to his cell upon a charge of disorderly conduct.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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