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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 …
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 …
3Remand — is a legal term which has two related but distinct usages. Its etymology is from the Latin re and mandare , literally to order. It evolved in Late Latin to remandare , or to send back word. It appears in Middle French as remander and in Middle… …
4Remand — Re*mand (r? m?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Remanding}.] [F. remander to send word again, L. remandare; pref. re re + mandare to commit, order, send word. See {Mandate}.] To recommit; to send back. [1913 Webster] Remand… …
5remand centre — remand centres N COUNT In Britain, a remand centre is an institution where people who are accused of a crime are sent until their trial begins or until a decision about their punishment has been made …
6remand Law — verb place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned. noun a committal to custody. Phrases on remand in custody pending trial. Origin ME (in the sense send back again ): from late L. remandare, from re back +… …
7Remand — Re*mand , n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment. [1913 Webster] …
8remand to custody — index commit (institutionalize) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9remand — (v.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. remander (12c.), from L.L. remandare to send back word, repeat a command, from L. re back + mandare to consign, order, commit to one s charge (see MANDATE (Cf. mandate)). Related: Remanded; remanding …
10remand — Law ► VERB ▪ place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned. ► NOUN ▪ a committal to custody. ORIGIN Latin remandare commit again …
