remand

1 of 2

verb

re·​mand ri-ˈmand 

remanded; remanding; remands

transitive verb

: to order back: such as

a

: to send back (a case) to another court or agency for further action

b

: to return to custody pending trial or for further detention

remand

2 of 2

noun

plural remands

law

: the act of remanding something or someone or the state of being remanded : an order to return or send back someone or something

a

: the return of a case to another court or agency for further action

… there was a rejection of the count that Microsoft attempted to monopolize the browser field, a remand to district court of the issue of whether Microsoft illegally "tied" its browser to Windows …

—Steven Levy

b

: the return of a person to custody pending trial or for further detention

On one side of the prison there was a block of prisoners on remand; on the other side were the convicts …

—Jim Lewis and Tom Vanderbilt

Did you know?

Remand means "order back" or "send back". After losing a case in a lower court, lawyers will frequently appeal it to a higher court. If the higher court looks at the case and sees that the lower court made certain kinds of errors, it will simply remand it, while telling the lower court how it fell short the first time: by not instructing the jury thoroughly, for example, or by not taking into account a recent related court decision.

Examples of remand in a Sentence

Verb

The judge remanded the case for further consideration.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Additionally, the Court could remand the case to the D.C. judge to determine if Trump's actions qualify as official acts. —Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024

The four have been remanded into pre-trial detention until May 2022, the court said. —Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024

Backcountry Against Dumps appealed the FAA’s decision and last August, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 29-page opinion remanded the decision back to the FAA and instructed the agency to hear the arguments the group made in its petition. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024

The Court of Appeal remanded the case back to the county court and the city, stating that the municipality should conduct a new city review process. —George Avalos, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024

Gutierrez was remanded into custody following the verdict. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024

He was remanded to the Clark County Detention Center to await sentencing. —Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

The suspects, who are charged with committing a terrorist act and face possible life imprisonment, have been remanded into pre-trial detention through May 22 after appearing in court in Moscow on Sunday. —Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024

Both men were remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center, pending bond review. —Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024

Noun

In the meantime, Florida’s secretary of state—who reported to Bush’s brother Jeb, then governor—had certified the election for Bush, and some of the clerks hoped that the remand would force local officials to resolve the conflict. —E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024

Felon has been fully informed that any deviation from official protocol will result in immediate remand to Miami-Dade Corrections. —David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024

After three months on remand she was tried by a military tribunal, inside the Insein Prison and without legal representation. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024

The elimination of the step that produced a lesser pool in the CRB rate determination for 2018-2022 was a key factor in the appeals court remand of that rate determination. —Ed Christman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021

The defendants were taken to a remand center between hearings. —Natasha Khan, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2021

Both men are under remand and will appear in court in September. —Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023

In February 2022, the Department of the Interior requested the U.S. District Court for Alaska grant voluntary remand. —Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023

Groups challenging the ban, including the Firearm Policy Coalition, have opposed the remand, claiming that the previous decision determined their claims' success and the Supreme Court decision doesn't change the analysis. —Devika Rao, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English remaunden, from Anglo-French remander, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re- + mandare to order — more at mandate

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1841, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing remand

• remand centre
• remand (someone) on bail

Kids Definition

remand

1 of 2 verb

re·​mand

ri-ˈmand

1

: to send back a case to another court for further action

2

: to return to custody to be held longer or to await trial

remand

2 of 2 noun

: the act of remanding : the state of being remanded

sent back on remand

Legal Definition

remand

1 of 2 verb

re·​mand ri-ˈmand 

transitive verb

1

: to return (a case or matter) from one court to another especially lower court or from a court to an administrative agency

the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded to the superior court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion

—McCarton v. Estate of Watson, 693 P.2d 192 (1984)

compare affirm

2

: to send (an accused) back into custody by court order (as pending trial) : turn (a prisoner) over for continued detention

intransitive verb

: to return a case to a lower court or other tribunal

the court remanded for resentencing

—K. A. Cohen

remand

2 of 2 noun

1

: the act of remanding or state of being remanded

2

: an order remanding a case or person

Etymology

Verb

Anglo-French remander, from Middle French, to order back, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re- back + mandare to order