REMAND


Meaning of REMAND in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.