remand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Remand is a legal term which has two related but distinct usages. Its etymology is from the Latin re- and mandare, literally "to order." It evolved in Late Latin to remandare, or "to send back word." It appears in Middle French as remander and in Middle English as remaunden, both with essentially the same meaning, "to send back."

[edit] Noun

remand

1. The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
2. The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.

[edit] Verb

to remand (third-person singular simple present remands, present participle remanding, simple past and past participle remanded)

1. To send a prisoner back to custody.
2. To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.

[edit] Derived terms

• on remand
• remandment

[edit] Translations