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Prepositions after verbs

Remand in or remand to?

Remand is mainly used in legal contexts. Different prepositions are used depending on custody, prison, or destination.

Quick answer

How remand is used

Use remand in mainly in the fixed phrase remand in custody. Use remand to when someone is sent to a prison, court, hospital, or authority.

The judge decided to remand in custody until the next hearing.
The suspect was remanded to a youth detention centre.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
remand in custody

Keeping someone in custody before trial

This fixed legal expression means that a person stays in custody while waiting for court proceedings.

He was remanded in custody for two weeks.
The court ordered that she be remanded in custody pending trial.
2
remand to + institution/authority

Sending someone to a place or authority

Use remand to with prison, court, hospital, or another authority.

The teenager was remanded to a secure unit.
The case was remanded to a lower court.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
remand in custody
The defendant was remanded in custody.
keep someone detained before trial
remand to prison
He was remanded to prison after the hearing.
send someone to a prison
remand to court
The appeal was remanded to the district court.
send a case back to a court
remand in prison
The phrase is uncommon compared with remand in custody.
not the standard legal wording for detention

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using remand in with ordinary locations

Remand in is mainly used in the fixed phrase remand in custody.

✕ He was remanded in the jail. ✓ He was remanded to jail. / He was remanded in custody.

Confusing remand with send

Remand is a legal term and usually appears in court contexts.

✕ The school remanded him to another class. ✓ The school transferred him to another class.

Missing the legal object

Remand usually takes a person or a case as the object.

✕ The judge remanded. ✓ The judge remanded the defendant in custody.

Using remand to custody

The standard phrase is remand in custody.

✕ She was remanded to custody. ✓ She was remanded in custody.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The defendant was remanded ___ custody.
2. The case was remanded ___ the appeals court.
3. He was remanded ___ a detention centre.

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Frequently asked questions

What does remand in custody mean?

It means a person is kept in detention while waiting for trial or another court hearing.

Can remand be used for legal cases?

Yes. Courts can remand a case to a lower court or another authority for further action.

Is remand in prison standard English?

The more usual legal phrase is remand in custody. Remand to prison is also common.

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