remanded

[ ri-man-did ]

adjective

1. sent back or consigned again, as for revision:

   A remanded proposal that fails to achieve a 60% majority of votes when reconsidered shall be removed from further consideration.

2. Law.
   1. relating to or being a case sent back to a lower court from which it was appealed:

      We trust that the facts of the parties' relationship will become clearer during the remanded hearing.

   2. (of a prisoner or accused person) sent back into custody, as to await further proceedings:

      A remanded person awaiting trial at the city’s central prison has complained of overcrowding and poor sanitation.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of remand ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·re·mand·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remanded¹

remand ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

As he remanded him in custody, he addressed Mr Rudakubana directly.

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“You will come back on the 13 November, when the case will come up for mention. You are remanded at Kigo prison till then,” the magistrate ordered.

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He was arrested there on Thursday evening, and has been remanded in custody.

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The 14-year-old boy has been remanded into custody to appear at Hull Magistrates Court on Monday.

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"These teenagers have been remanded in prison for saying they were hungry. Their place is in school, not prison. Release them now," the organisation demanded.

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Related Words

• delayed
• negotiated
• postponed