Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To send a prisoner back to custody.
(transitive)To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.
zurückverweisen
(obsolete, transitive)To send back.
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Examples
3 sentencesThe case is remanded to the lower court.
I will remand the order I despatched to my banker.
A short time later, the 15 were remanded to custody after justice officials appealed the bail decision.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English remaunden (“to send back”), from Middle French remander (“to send backFrom Middle English remaunden (“to send back”), from Middle French remander (“to send back”), from Late Latin remandare (“to send backward”), from Latin remandare (“to order”). Compare countermand.
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Forms
remands, remanding, remanded, remandedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.