remand
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remand
- /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/ UK
- /ɹəˈmænd/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːnd, -ænd
Where it comes from
From Middle English remaunden (“to send back”), from Middle French remander (“to send back”), from Late Latin remandare (“to send backward”), from Latin remandare (“to order”). Compare countermand.
noun remands
- The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. On arrest and unable to obtain bail, could mean that a person may be held in remand prison for six months or more.
- The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal. If remand is based on a failure of federal subject matter jurisdiction or a shortcoming in the process of removal, the remand becomes effective even earlier […]
verb remands · remanding · remanded
- To send a prisoner back to custody. Mr. Goodstein has described the majority of leaders of the gay movement as "neurotics" who should be remanded to the "counseling couches where they belong."
- To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.
- To send back. Remand it to its former place.
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noun sending an accused person back into custody
| 中文 | 還押 /还押 waan4 aat3 |
|---|---|
| Français | maintien (en détention préventive) |
| Deutsch | Präventivhaft |
noun sending a matter back to a lower court
| Français | renvoi (devant une autre cour) |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zurückverweisung |
| Română | arest preventiv |
verb send a case back to a lower court
| Español | remandar |
|---|---|
| Français | renvoyer |
| Deutsch | zurückverweisen |
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title = {remand},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remand},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
