remand
1 of 2verb
re·mand ri-ˈmand 
remanded; remanding; remands
transitive verb
: to order back: such as
a
: to send back (a case) to another court or agency for further action
b
: to return to custody pending trial or for further detention
remand
2 of 2noun
plural remands
law
: the act of remanding something or someone or the state of being remanded : an order to return or send back someone or something
a
: the return of a case to another court or agency for further action
… there was a rejection of the count that Microsoft attempted to monopolize the browser field, a remand to district court of the issue of whether Microsoft illegally "tied" its browser to Windows …
Steven Levy
Steven Levy b
: the return of a person to custody pending trial or for further detention
On one side of the prison there was a block of prisoners on remand; on the other side were the convicts … Jim Lewis and Tom Vanderbilt
Jim Lewis and Tom Vanderbilt
Did you know?
Remand means "order back" or "send back". After losing a case in a lower court, lawyers will frequently appeal it to a higher court. If the higher court looks at the case and sees that the lower court made certain kinds of errors, it will simply remand it, while telling the lower court how it fell short the first time: by not instructing the jury thoroughly, for example, or by not taking into account a recent related court decision.
Example Sentences
Verb The judge remanded the case for further consideration.
Recent Examples on the Web Caroline Silva, ajc, 23 Aug. 2022 Though prosecutors said Bibiano did not pull the trigger, he too was released after prosecutors declined to seek a court hearing and a bid to remand him to the Division of Juvenile Justice failed. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 Adams blames the reforms that limit the number of offenses for which judges could remand defendants to jail and raised the age at which authorities could charge people as adults from 16 to 18 years old. Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 1 Aug. 2022 Nick Lawton, who represented the environmental groups, said the judge’s order to remand the case back to USFS is a bit vague. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2022 Franklin County Judge Thomas Wingate's announced intention to eventually remand the case to the stewards. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2022 Huntsman urged the 9th Circuit to reverse Wilson’s summary judgment and remand the case back to U.S. district court. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Feb. 2022 The decision to remand Kabas was surprising in part because the climate for media workers had eased somewhat, after years in which Turkey was known as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, Onderoglu said. Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2022 From the airport, Poroshenko headed straight to court, which will rule on whether to remand him in custody pending investigation and trial. Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Verb
Shortly after, Judge Catherine Salinas ordered to strike Kengne’s original complaint from the docket, denied her motion to remand her case to state court and denied her motion for a stay in all motions. Caroline Silva, ajc, 23 Aug. 2022 Though prosecutors said Bibiano did not pull the trigger, he too was released after prosecutors declined to seek a court hearing and a bid to remand him to the Division of Juvenile Justice failed. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 Adams blames the reforms that limit the number of offenses for which judges could remand defendants to jail and raised the age at which authorities could charge people as adults from 16 to 18 years old. Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 1 Aug. 2022 Nick Lawton, who represented the environmental groups, said the judge’s order to remand the case back to USFS is a bit vague. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2022 Franklin County Judge Thomas Wingate's announced intention to eventually remand the case to the stewards. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2022 Huntsman urged the 9th Circuit to reverse Wilson’s summary judgment and remand the case back to U.S. district court. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Feb. 2022 The decision to remand Kabas was surprising in part because the climate for media workers had eased somewhat, after years in which Turkey was known as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, Onderoglu said. Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2022 From the airport, Poroshenko headed straight to court, which will rule on whether to remand him in custody pending investigation and trial. Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English remaunden, from Anglo-French remander, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re- + mandare to order — more at mandate
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1841, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing remand
Legal Definition
remand 1 of 2
verb
re·mand ri-ˈmand
transitive verb
1
: to return (a case or matter) from one court to another especially lower court or from a court to an administrative agency
the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded to the superior court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion McCarton v. Estate of Watson, 693 P.2d 192 (1984)
compare affirm McCarton v. Estate of Watson, 693 P.2d 192 (1984)2
: to send (an accused) back into custody by court order (as pending trial) : turn (a prisoner) over for continued detention
intransitive verb
: to return a case to a lower court or other tribunal
the court remanded for resentencing K. A. Cohen
K. A. Cohenremand
2 of 2noun
1
: the act of remanding or state of being remanded
2
: an order remanding a case or person
remanded
verb
as in detained
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- detained
- jailed
- arrested
- incarcerated
- imprisoned
- confined
- apprehended
- seized
- held
- committed
- interned
- immured
- nabbed
- restrained
- captured
- trapped
- ran in
- locked (up)
- picked up
- pulled in
- rearrested
- collared
- snatched
- jugged
- handcuffed
- bound
- nailed
- pinched
- grabbed
- shackled
- busted
- nicked
- snared
- caught
- fettered
- grappled
- bagged
- landed
- bust
- manacled
- snapped (up)
- hooked
- enchained
- got
- trammeled
- trammelled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- discharged
- released
- freed
- liberated
- loosened
- emancipated
- sprang
- sprung
- loosed
- unbound
- unchained