remand
11remand — re|mand1 [ rı mænd ] verb transitive usually passive LEGAL to tell someone who has committed a crime to return to court for trial on a particular day: be remanded in custody (=kept in prison until your trial): All five men were remanded in… …
12remand — [[t]rɪmɑ͟ːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] remands, remanding, remanded 1) VERB: usu passive If a person who is accused of a crime is remanded in custody or on bail, they are told to return to the court at a later date, when their trial will take place. [be V ed… …
13remand — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) BrE to send someone back from a court of law, to wait for their trial 1 (1): be remanded in custody (=be kept in prison until your trial 1 (1)) 2 noun (U) the period of time that someone spends in prison before …
14remand — v. (d; tr.) ( to send ) to remand to (the judge remanded the accused to the county jail) * * * [rɪ mɑːnd] (d; tr.) ( to send ) to remand to (the judge remanded the accused to the county jail) …
15remand — [rɪˈmɑːnd] verb I be remanded in custody legal to be put in prison until your trial[/ex] II noun remand [rɪˈmɑːnd] on remand legal in prison waiting for your trial[/ex] …
16remand — v. & n. v.tr. return (a prisoner) to custody, esp. to allow further inquiries to be made. n. a recommittal to custody. Phrases and idioms: on remand in custody pending trial. remand centre (in the UK) an institution to which accused persons are… …
17remand — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English remaunden, from Anglo French remander, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re + mandare to order more at mandate Date: 15th century to order back: as a. to send back (a case) to… …
18remand — /rəˈmænd / (say ruh mand), / ˈmand/ (say mahnd) verb (t) 1. to send back, remit, or consign again. 2. Law (of a court or magistrate) to send back (a prisoner or accused person) into custody, as to await further proceedings. –noun 3. the act of… …
19remand centre — noun In the UK, a place of detention for those on remand or awaiting trial • • • Main Entry: ↑remand * * * remand centre UK US noun [countable] [singular remand centre plural …
20remand centre — remand centres N COUNT In Britain, a remand centre is an institution where people who are accused of a crime are sent until their trial begins or until a decision about their punishment has been made …
