remandment


re·mand

R0143500 (rĭ-mănd′)tr.v. re·mand·ed, re·mand·ing, re·mands To send or order back, especially:a. To send back (a person) into legal custody, as to a jail or prison.b. To send (a case) from a higher to a lower court, as when an appellate court determines that the trial court needs to hold a new trial or engage in additional proceedings.
[Middle English remaunden, from Old French remander, from Late Latin remandāre, to send back word : Latin re-, re- + Latin mandāre, to order; see man- in Indo-European roots.]
re·mand′ n.re·mand′ment n.