remand

[ UK /ɹɪmˈɑːnd/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈmænd/ ]

NOUN

the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

VERB

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

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How To Use remand In A Sentence

He was remanded in custody to crown court. The Sun
When the sentences were passed at York Crown Court in May 2001, he walked free because of the time he had spent in custody on remand.
Three men charged with the murder of a father of three have been remanded in custody. Times, Sunday Times
He made no plea and was remanded in custody.
He was remanded in custody until 28 June by Bow Street Magistrates.
The courts do remand a significant minority of accused people in prison to await trial. The Prisons We Deserve
He was remanded in custody last Tuesday and will make a fresh bail application tomorrow.
They admitted trespass and another minor rap to avoid three months on remand. The Sun
He was remanded in custody and placed under house arrest. Times, Sunday Times
Hutchins is on remand in a secure psychiatric unit while doctors assess his mental condition.

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