verb, noun
verb [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] [usuallypassive] to send sb away from a court of law to wait for their trial which will take place at a later date:
[VN] The two men were charged with burglary and remanded in custody (= sent to prison until their trial). * She was remanded on bail (= allowed to go free until the trial after leaving a sum of money with the court).
noun [U,C,pl.] the process of keeping sb in prison while they are waiting for their trial:
He is currently being held on remand. * a remand prisoner
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for remand is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does remand appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — remand appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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