remand
[ri-mand, -mahnd]
verb (used with object)
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.
noun
the act of remanding.
the state of being remanded.
a person remanded.
Origin of remand
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Related Words for remanding
incarcerate, apprehend, detain, jail, commit, hold, remand, obstruct, defer, restrict, suspend, bar, shelve, prevent, withhold, stay, prolong, stall, impede, adjournExamples from the Web for remanding
Historical Examples of remanding
Therefore, I am remanding you to the custody of the Medical Corps for observation.
The Judas ValleyGerald Vance
His remanding her to Sarai shows that the subjection was lawful and right.
A Defence of VirginiaRobert L. Dabney
Instead of remanding me to the Conciergerie, give me leave to follow the boy's body to Pere-Lachaise.
Scenes from a Courtesan's LifeHonore de Balzac
Said court erred in remanding this plaintiff in error to the custody of said defendant in error.
remand
verb (tr)
noun
Word Origin for remand
C15: from Medieval Latin remandāre to send back word, from Latin re- + mandāre to command, confine; see mandate
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