remand

transitive verb

To send or order back, especially.

transitive verb

To send back (a person) into legal custody, as to a jail or prison.

transitive verb

To send (a case) from a higher to a lower court, as when an appellate court determines that the trial court needs to hold a new trial or engage in additional proceedings.

To send, call, or order back: as, to remand an officer from a distant place.

In law, to send back, as a prisoner, on refusing his application to be discharged, or a cause from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.

noun

The state of being remanded, recommitted, or held over; the act of remanding.

noun

The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.

transitive verb

To recommit; to send back.

noun

The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.

noun

The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.