to send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.
(of a court or magistrate) to send back (a prisoner or accused person) into custody, as to await further proceedings.
noun
the act of remanding.
the state of being remanded.
a person remanded.
Origin of remand
1400–50; late Middle English remaunden (v.) <Old French remander<Late Latin remandāre to repeat a command, send back word, equivalent to re-re- + mandāre to entrust, enjoin; see mandate
The whole question has been remanded to the legislatures of the several states!
Black and White|Timothy Thomas Fortune
And having been admonished to bethink himself and declare the truth, he was remanded to prison.
Records of The Spanish Inquisition|Andrew Dickson White
They'll be brought up at Bow Street for a minute or two, and remanded for a week to suit your convenience.
The Air Pirate|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
Then were they remanded to the cage again, until further order should be taken with them.
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan|John Bunyan
He ordered us to be remanded to our prison, and was immediately obeyed.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846|Various
British Dictionary definitions for remand
remand
/ (rɪˈmɑːnd) /
verb(tr)
law(of a court or magistrate) to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody or admit him to bail, esp on adjourning a case for further inquiries to be made
to send back
noun
the sending of a prisoner or accused person back into custody (or sometimes admitting him to bail) to await trial or continuation of his trial
the act of remanding or state of being remanded
on remandin custody or on bail awaiting trial or completion of one's trial
Derived forms of remand
remandment, noun
Word Origin for remand
C15: from Medieval Latin remandāre to send back word, from Latin re- + mandāre to command, confine; see mandate