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remand.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈmɑːnd/Received-Pronunciation/ɹəˈmænd/General-American
  1. The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word 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.

verb/ɹɪˈmɑːnd/Received-Pronunciation/ɹəˈmænd/General-American
  1. To send a prisoner back to custody.

    transitive
  2. To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.

    transitive
  3. To send back.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word 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.

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