remand

The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.countableuncountable

• On arrest and unable to obtain bail, could mean that a person may be held in remand prison for six months or more.
• As earlier stated, remand in custody under the new Code is an exceptional measure.

The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.countableuncountable

• If remand is based on a failure of federal subject matter jurisdiction or a shortcoming in the process of removal, the remand becomes effective even earlier […]

To send a prisoner back to custody.transitive

• Mr. Goodstein has described the majority of leaders of the gay movement as "neurotics" who should be remanded to the "counseling couches where they belong."
• The number of days for which the offender was remanded in custody in connection with the offence or a related offence is to count as time served by the offender as part of the sentence.

To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.transitive

To send back.obsoletetransitive

• Remand it to its former place.