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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial);


VERB (2)

1. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision;
[syn: remit, remand, send back]

2. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
- Example: "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
- Example: "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
[syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Remand \Re*mand"\ (r?-m?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Remanding.] [F. remander to send word again, L. remandare; pref. re- re- + mandare to commit, order, send word. See Mandate.] To recommit; to send back. [1913 Webster] Remand it to its former place. --South. [1913 Webster] Then were they remanded to the cage again. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Remand \Re*mand"\, n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

remand n 1: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) v 1: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision [syn: remit, remand, send back] 2: 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" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]