re·mand  (r ĭ-m ănd )
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tr.v. re·mand·ed, re·mand·ing, re·mands To send or order back, especially: a. To send back (a person) into legal custody, as to a jail or prison. b. To send (a case) from a higher to a lower court, as when an appellate court determines that the trial court needs to hold a new trial or engage in additional proceedings.
[Middle English remaunden, from Old French remander, from Late Latin remandāre, to send back word : Latin re-, re- + Latin mandāre, to order; see man-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
re·mand n. re·mandment n. |
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