remand: Meaning and Definition of
re•mand
Pronunciation: (ri-mand', -mänd'), [key]
— v.t.
- to send back, remit, or consign again.
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- 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.
—n.
- the act of remanding.
- the state of being remanded.
- a person remanded.
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