remand centre

English

Alternative forms

• remand center

Noun

remand centre (plural remand centres)

1. (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A jail that holds people who are awaiting a trial or sentencing.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: tutkintavankila (fi)
• Polish: areszt śledczy (pl) m
• Russian: сле́дственный изоля́тор (ru) m (slédstvennyj izoljátor)

See also

• remand home
• detention centre
• county jail

Further reading

• “remand centre”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “remand centre”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “remand centre”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “remand centre” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “remand centre”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.