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  • 1remand — re·mand 1 /ri mand/ vb [Anglo French remander, from Middle French, to order back, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re back + mandare to order] vt 1: to return (a case or matter) from one court to another esp. lower court or …

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  • 2remand centre — noun In the UK, a place of detention for those on remand or awaiting trial • • • Main Entry: ↑remand * * * remand centre UK US noun [countable] [singular remand centre plural …

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  • 3Prison officer — Finnish Prison Officer Occupation Names Correctional officer, corrections officer, detention officer Activity sectors Law enforcement …

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  • 4Prison — Criminal justice portal Jail and Gaol redirect here. For other uses, see Jail (disambiguation). For other uses, see Prison (disambiguation). A prison (from Old French prisoun) …

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  • 5remand — re|mand1 [rıˈma:nd US rıˈmænd] v [T usually passive] law [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: remander, from Late Latin remandare to send back word , from Latin mandare; MANDATE1] 1.) BrE to send someone back from a court of law, to wait for… …

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  • 6remand — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) BrE to send someone back from a court of law, to wait for their trial 1 (1): be remanded in custody (=be kept in prison until your trial 1 (1)) 2 noun (U) the period of time that someone spends in prison before …

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  • 7remand — I UK [rɪˈmɑːnd] / US [rɪˈmænd] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms remand : present tense I/you/we/they remand he/she/it remands present participle remanding past tense remanded past participle remanded legal to tell someone who has… …

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  • 8remand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + REMAND ▪ be held on ▪ He was held on remand, charged with causing malicious damage to property. REMAND + NOUN ▪ centre, home (both BrE) ▪ …

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  • 9remand — [rɪˈmɑːnd] verb I be remanded in custody legal to be put in prison until your trial[/ex] II noun remand [rɪˈmɑːnd] on remand legal in prison waiting for your trial[/ex] …

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  • 10remand — re|mand1 [ rı mænd ] verb transitive usually passive LEGAL to tell someone who has committed a crime to return to court for trial on a particular day: be remanded in custody (=kept in prison until your trial): All five men were remanded in… …

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