remand

Meanings

Plural: remands

Noun

the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.

Verb

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
To send a prisoner back to custody.
To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.
To send back.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remit, send back

Scrabble Score: 9

remand is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
remand is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
remand is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

remand is a valid Words With Friends word