remand
Noun:
- The act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial or further legal proceedings: In law, "remand" refers to the official order that a person charged with a crime be kept in prison or detention while awaiting a trial or a continuation of their case.
Verb:
- To send an accused person back into custody: The primary legal meaning is to officially order that a person be kept in detention while awaiting trial or further investigation.
- To send a legal case or matter to another authority for a decision: In a broader legal context, it can mean to refer a case back to a lower court or to a different committee for further consideration.
Noun:
- The judge ordered the suspect's remand for another week.
- He was held on remand for three months before the trial began.
Verb:
- The court decided to remand the defendant due to a risk of flight.
- The judge remanded the case to a lower court for a new hearing.
"To be on/held on remand": This is a common phrase describing the status of a person who is in custody awaiting trial.
- The accused has been on remand since his arrest last month.
"Remand hearing": A court proceeding where a judge decides whether a defendant should be released on bail or held in custody until trial.
- A remand hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.
Remandee (n): A person who is held on remand.
- The prison has a separate wing for remandees.
Remand Centre / Remand Prison (n): A facility specifically for holding individuals on remand.
- He was transferred to a local remand centre.
- Noun (Act): Detention, custody, confinement.
- Verb (Send to custody): Detain, imprison, incarcerate, jail.
- Verb (Send a case): Refer, return, send back.
(Note: "Remand" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. Its legal usage is typically as a standalone verb or noun.) - "Remand in custody": This is the standard legal construction. - The magistrate remanded him in custody for 14 days.
(Note: There are no common idioms centered on the word "remand." Its use is almost exclusively formal and legal.)
- the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision