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remand in custody — extension of imprisonment … English contemporary dictionary
remand — re·mand 1 /ri mand/ vb [Anglo French remander, from Middle French, to order back, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re back + mandare to order] vt 1: to return (a case or matter) from one court to another esp. lower court or … Law dictionary
remand Law — verb place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned. noun a committal to custody. Phrases on remand in custody pending trial. Origin ME (in the sense send back again ): from late L. remandare, from re back +… … English new terms dictionary
remand — v. & n. v.tr. return (a prisoner) to custody, esp. to allow further inquiries to be made. n. a recommittal to custody. Phrases and idioms: on remand in custody pending trial. remand centre (in the UK) an institution to which accused persons are… … Useful english dictionary
remand — Law ► VERB ▪ place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned. ► NOUN ▪ a committal to custody. ORIGIN Latin remandare commit again … English terms dictionary
remand — [ri mand′] vt. [ME remaunden < OFr remander < LL remandare, to notify in return < L re , back + mandare, to order: see MANDATE] 1. to send back; order to go back 2. Law a) to send (a prisoner or accused person) back into custody, as to… … English World dictionary
remand — I UK [rɪˈmɑːnd] / US [rɪˈmænd] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms remand : present tense I/you/we/they remand he/she/it remands present participle remanding past tense remanded past participle remanded legal to tell someone who has… … English dictionary
remand — [[t]rɪmɑ͟ːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] remands, remanding, remanded 1) VERB: usu passive If a person who is accused of a crime is remanded in custody or on bail, they are told to return to the court at a later date, when their trial will take place. [be V ed… … English dictionary
remand — re|mand1 [ rı mænd ] verb transitive usually passive LEGAL to tell someone who has committed a crime to return to court for trial on a particular day: be remanded in custody (=kept in prison until your trial): All five men were remanded in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
custody — cus|to|dy [ˈkʌstədi] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: custodia guarding , from custos person who guards ] 1.) the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have ↑divorced custody of ▪ He got custody of his son … Dictionary of contemporary English
