remand
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
remand /rɪˈmɑːnd/ 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.
on remand in custody pending trial.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘send back again’): from late L. remandare, from re- ‘back’ + mandare ‘commit’.
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