English dictionary
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English noun: remand | |||
| 1. | remand (act) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
English verb: remand | |||
| 1. | remand (communication) refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | ||
| Synonyms | remit, send back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | challenge | ||
| 2. | remand (social) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||
| Samples | The suspects were imprisoned without trial. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. | ||
| Examples | They want to remand the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, detain | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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