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Word entry · 6 letters

remand

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"Send back to custody"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ademnrStarts with REnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English remaunden (“to send back”), from Middle French remander (“to send back”), from Late Latin remandare (“to send backward”), from Latin remandare (“to order”). Compare countermand.

Used in a sentence

  • On arrest and unable to obtain bail, could mean that a person may be held in remand prison for six months or more.
  • As earlier stated, remand in custody under the new Code is an exceptional measure.
  • If remand is based on a failure of federal subject matter jurisdiction or a shortcoming in the process of removal, the remand becomes effective even earlier […]

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