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remand
[ ri-mand ]
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.
remand
/ ɪˈɑːԻ /
verb
- law (of a court or magistrate) to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody or admit him to bail, esp on adjourning a case for further inquiries to be made
- to send back
noun
- the sending of a prisoner or accused person back into custody (or sometimes admitting him to bail) to await trial or continuation of his trial
- the act of remanding or state of being remanded
- on remandin custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ峾Գ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·Ի·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of remand1
Example Sentences
At the hearing she was remanded back into custody while Mrs Spragg, who is also alleged to have made calls, sent letters and visited the family home, was granted conditional bail.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday morning and was remanded in custody, police said.
Both appeared in Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Saturday and have been remanded in custody.
Six people - five charged with murder and one with assisting them - were previously remanded in custody ahead of a trial.
The accused did not enter a plea when the charges were listed and was remanded into custody to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 13 May.
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