remand
/rɪˈmænd/
verb
- To send a person accused of a crime back to prison or to keep them in custody while waiting for their trial.
- He was remanded to jail because the court considered him a flight risk.
- The magistrate remanded the teenager to a detention center.
- The judge decided to remand the suspect until the next hearing.
noun
- The act of sending someone back into custody while awaiting trial, or the period of time they are held.
- The court ordered a remand for further investigation.
- The prisoner spent six months on remand before the trial began.
- He was released after a short remand.
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