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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.

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