I. re ‧ mand 1 /rɪˈmɑːnd $ rɪˈmænd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive] law
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: remander , from Late Latin remandare 'to send back word' , from Latin mandare ; ⇨ ↑ mandate 1 ]
1 . British English to send someone back from a court of law, to wait for their ↑ trial :
Smith was remanded in custody (=kept in prison) until Tuesday.
He’s been remanded on bail for a month (=allowed to leave the law court and go home to wait for trial) .
2 . American English to send a case to be dealt with in another court:
The court remanded the case for trial.
II. remand 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable] British English
the period of time that someone spends in prison before their ↑ trial
on remand
Evans committed suicide while on remand in Parkhurst prison.
remand prisoners