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noun

remand

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

In a sentence

Six example sentences with remand, each labelled with its topic.

  • The magistrate ordered a remand of four weeks, so the defendant returned to the cells until the hearing resumed.

    Law

  • Victorian prison registers record each remand separately, noting how many weeks a prisoner waited before the assizes finally sat.

    History

  • Lengthy remand keeps thousands who have not yet been convicted behind bars, which is why several parliaments set statutory limits.

    Politics

  • The film follows a teacher held on remand for months, and the courtroom scenes arrive only in the final twenty minutes.

    Movies

  • The novel's second act unfolds entirely on remand, the narrator counting the weeks between hearings from a shared cell.

    Literature

  • Economists priced a year of remand at more than the disputed sum in half the cases, since each night in custody costs the state.

    Economics

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