remand

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.

Verb

1. To send a prisoner back to custody.
2. To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.
3. (obsolete) To send back.

Synonyms

send back

remit

lag

gaol

imprison

incarcerate

put behind bars

jug

jail

immure

put away

reinstate

requite

restore

return

shut up

uncompress

cage in

restitute

hand over to

report out

arrest

send to prison

bring back

bring to

cage

captivate

capture

catch

pound up

redeem

reestablish

rehabilitate

Translations

renvoi

zurückschicken

incarcérer

retourner

διατάσσω

renvoyer

reencarcelamiento

U-Haft

encarcerar

ακυρώνω

empresonar

αναβάλλω

κάνω έφεση

يرد

Präventivhaft

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈmɑːnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: remaunden

In summary

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.