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remand centre

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remand centre
n
(Law) (in Britain) an institution to which accused persons are sent for detention while awaiting appearance before a court. Until 1967 remand centres were for young people between 14 and 21 years of age
Translations
remand centre, remand home
n (Brit) → Untersuchungsgefängnis ntfür Jugendliche


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The 13-year-old - who is of large build - was placed in local authority secure accommodation and the 16-year-old will be held in a remand centre.
Yesterday Bryan, alone, appeared on a video link to Llandudno magistrates' court from a remand centre in Liverpool.
Angus, 37, had already spent a week at Low Newton Remand Centre, Co Durham, after being arrested for theft and magistrates at Bedlington Law Courts ruled she should stay there for another nine weeks after she admitted the crime.
 
 
 
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