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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The pair, who cannot be named due to their ages, have been remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Mubaiwa was remanded in custody and denied bail.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Imai has been taken to Moscow and will be remanded until 12 December, before the trial begins, according to Interfax, another Russian news agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Hanning and his suspected accomplice were remanded in investigative custody by the Federal Court of Justice on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Re’lar Ambrose is officially remanded for laxity in his duty.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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