remand

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: remit send back imprison incarcerate lag immure put behind bars jail jug gaol put away

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Verb (2)

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decisionSynonyms: remit send back
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”Synonyms: imprison incarcerate lag immure put behind bars jail jug gaol put away

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Remand \Re*mand"\, n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment. [1913 Webster]