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remand

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re·mand  (r-mnd)
tr.v. re·mand·ed, re·mand·ing, re·mands
1. To send or order back.
2. Law
a. To send back to custody.
b. To send back (a case) to a lower court with instructions about further proceedings.

[Middle English remaunden, from Old French remander, from Late Latin remandre, to send back word : Latin re-, re- + Latin mandre, to order; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.]

re·mand n.
re·mandment n.

remand
Verb
Law to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody or put on bail before trial
Noun
1. the sending of a person back into custody or putting on bail before trial
2. on remand in custody or on bail awaiting trial [Latin re- back + mandare to command]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.remand - the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
Verb1.remand - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
2.remand - 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"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Translations
Spanish remand [rɪˈmɑːnd] n on remand → detenido (bajo custodia) vt to remand in custody → mantener bajo custodia
French remand [rɪˈmɑːnd] n on remand → en détention préventive vt to be remanded in custody → être placé(e) en détention préventive
German remand [rɪˈmɑːnd] n to be on remand → in Untersuchungshaft sein vt to be remanded in custody → in Untersuchungshaft bleiben müssen
Italian remand [rɪˈmɑːnd] n on remand → in detenzione preventiva vt to remand in custody → rinviare in carcere; trattenere a disposizione della legge

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There had been a remand, then assurances on the part of a harassed father, and the young man had gone out to bear the White Man's Burden overseas.
It had been so managed as to make a remand necessary in a town where I was a perfect stranger, and where I could not hope to get my liberty on bail.
I know this is only a prison for criminals who are charged with grave offences, while they are awaiting their trial, or under remand, but the law here affords criminals many means of delay.
 
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