remand meaning and definition

REMAND noun

Definition of remand (noun)

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

REMAND verb

Definition of remand (verb)

1. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
   • synonyms: remit, 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"
   • synonyms: gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars