Remand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmˈænd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmˈand/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmˈænd/.

Examples

The suspects were imprisoned without trial
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lag put away remit imprison immure jug jail gaol send back incarcerate put behind bars

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
verb	refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
verb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”

Word Forms

remand	verb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
remit	noun	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remission	noun	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remitment	noun	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
imprisonment	noun	putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
incarceration	noun	the state of being imprisoned
immurement	noun	the state of being imprisoned
jailer	noun	someone who guards prisoners
jailor	noun	someone who guards prisoners
jail	noun	a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
gaoler	noun	someone who guards prisoners
gaol	noun	a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
remand	noun	the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untersuchungshaft

die Handlung, eine beschuldigte Person zurück in Untersuchungshaft zu schicken, um auf den Prozess (oder die Fortsetzung des Prozesses) zu warten

🇫🇷French

renvoi

l'acte de renvoyer un accusé en détention en attendant son procès (ou la poursuite du procès)

🇪🇸Spanish

preventivo

el acto de enviar a una persona acusada nuevamente bajo custodia a la espera del juicio (o la continuación del juicio)

🇮🇹Italian

custodia cautelare

l'atto di rimettere in custodia un imputato in attesa del processo (o la continuazione del processo)

🇳🇱Dutch

voorarrest

de handeling waarbij een verdachte weer in hechtenis wordt genomen in afwachting van zijn proces (of de voortzetting van het proces)

🇵🇹Portuguese

prisão preventiva

o ato de enviar uma pessoa acusada de volta à custódia para aguardar julgamento (ou a continuação do julgamento)

🇷🇺Russian

предварительное заключение

отправка обвиняемого обратно под стражу для ожидания суда (или продолжения судебного разбирательства)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जेल वापसी

किसी आरोपी व्यक्ति को मुकदमे की प्रतीक्षा करने (या मुकदमे को जारी रखने) के लिए वापस हिरासत में भेजने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

রিমান্ড

বিচারের অপেক্ষায় অভিযুক্ত ব্যক্তিকে হেফাজতে ফেরত পাঠানোর কাজ (বা বিচারের ধারাবাহিকতা)

🇮🇳Tamil

ரிமாண்ட்

விசாரணைக்காக (அல்லது விசாரணையின் தொடர்ச்சிக்காக) குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்ட நபரை மீண்டும் காவலில் வைக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రిమాండ్

విచారణ కోసం (లేదా విచారణ కొనసాగింపు) కోసం నిందితుడిని తిరిగి కస్టడీలోకి పంపే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

रिमांड

खटल्याच्या प्रतीक्षेत (किंवा खटला सुरू ठेवण्यासाठी) आरोपी व्यक्तीला पुन्हा कोठडीत पाठवण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિમાન્ડ

ટ્રાયલની રાહ જોવા માટે આરોપી વ્યક્તિને કસ્ટડીમાં પાછા મોકલવાનું કાર્ય (અથવા ટ્રાયલ ચાલુ રાખવા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಮಾಂಡ್

ವಿಚಾರಣೆಗಾಗಿ (ಅಥವಾ ವಿಚಾರಣೆಯ ಮುಂದುವರಿಕೆಗೆ) ಆರೋಪಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಮರಳಿ ಬಂಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിമാൻഡ്

വിചാരണയ്ക്കായി (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിചാരണയുടെ തുടർച്ച) ഒരു കുറ്റാരോപിതനെ തിരികെ കസ്റ്റഡിയിൽ അയക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਮਾਂਡ

ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਪਸ ਹਿਰਾਸਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੇਜਣ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ (ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਦੀ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਤਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ریمانڈ

کسی ملزم کو مقدمے کی سماعت کا انتظار کرنے کے لیے واپس تحویل میں بھیجنے کا عمل (یا مقدمے کا تسلسل)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

归还

将被告送回拘留所等待审判（或继续审判）的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

差し戻し

裁判（または裁判の継続）を待つために被告人を拘留に戻す行為

🇰🇷Korean

반송

피고인을 다시 구금하여 재판(또는 재판의 계속)을 기다리게 하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tạm giam

hành vi đưa người bị buộc tội trở lại nơi giam giữ để chờ xét xử (hoặc tiếp tục xét xử)

🇹🇭Thai

คุมขัง

การส่งผู้ต้องหากลับเข้าควบคุมตัวเพื่อรอการพิจารณาคดี (หรือการพิจารณาคดีต่อไป)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengembalikan ke penjara

tindakan mengirimkan kembali orang yang dituduh ke dalam tahanan untuk menunggu persidangan (atau kelanjutan persidangan)

🇲🇾Malay

reman

tindakan menghantar semula orang tertuduh ke dalam tahanan untuk menunggu perbicaraan (atau perbicaraan diteruskan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحبس الاحتياطي

عملية إعادة المتهم إلى الحجز في انتظار المحاكمة (أو استمرار المحاكمة)

🇮🇷Persian

بازداشت

عمل بازگرداندن متهم به بازداشتگاه برای انتظار محاکمه (یا ادامه محاکمه)

🇹🇷Turkish

tutukluluk

sanığın duruşmayı (veya yargılamanın devamını) beklemek üzere tekrar gözaltına gönderilmesi eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַאֲרָכַת מַעְצָר

הפעולה של שליחת נאשם בחזרה למעצר כדי להמתין למשפט (או המשך המשפט)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'remand'?

The primary meaning of 'remand' is 'the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'remand' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'remand' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'remand' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'remand' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'remand' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'remand' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'remand' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'remand' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'remand' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'remand' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted