Remand Definition

rĭ-mănd

remanded, remanding, remands

verb

remanded, remanding, remands

To send back; order to go back.

Webster's New World

To send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody, as to await trial or further investigation.

Webster's New World

To send (a case) back to a lower court for additional proceedings.

Webster's New World

To send back for further consideration; an appeals court may remand a case back to the lower court for further action or for a new trial;

Webster's New World Law

To send a prisoner back to custody after denying a plea for bail.

Webster's New World Law

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noun

remands

A remanding or being remanded.

Webster's New World

The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.

Wiktionary

Origin of Remand

Middle English remaunden from Old French remander from Late Latin remandāre to send back word Latin re- re- Latin mandāre to order man-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English remaunden (“to send back") ← Middle French remander (“to send back") ← Late Latin remandare (“to send backward") ← Latin remandare (“to order")

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