About The Word Remand

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Remand to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Remand definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Remand

Remand Meaning & Definition
Remand Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Remand?

[n] the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
[v] of appeal courts
[v] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Remand: gaol | immure | imprison | incarcerate | jail | jug | lag | put away | put behind bars | remit | send back

Related Terms | Find terms related to Remand:

See Also | challenge | confine | detain | return

Remand In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*mand"\ (r?-m?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Remanding}.] [F. remander to send word again, L. remandare; pref. re- re- + mandare to commit, order, send word. See {Mandate}.] To recommit; to send back. Remand it to its former place. --South. Then were they remanded to the cage again. --Bunyan.
\Re*mand"\, n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Rightly ‐ with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer…
  • Myrmecophile ‐ an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest…
  • Moil ‐ moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter" [v] be agitated;…
  • Acacia pycnantha ‐ shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow…
  • Oyster cracker ‐ a small dry usually…
  • Fumeroot ‐ herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red…
  • Boat race ‐ a race between people rowing or driving boats [v] participate…
  • Honeydew ‐ the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned…
  • Columnist ‐ a journalist who writes…
  • Water vascular system ‐ system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion…