remand
noun [U] /rɪˈmɑːnd/
/-ˈmænd/ Definition
› legal the state of being remandedPutting people in prison on remand UK legal › in prison until a court trial begins: He was held on remand in Brixton prison for 18 months.Putting people in prisonCourt cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of remand noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
- bang sb up phrasal verb
- behind bars idiom
- captivity noun
- commit verb (SEND)
- confine verb
- gaol noun, verb
- hold verb (KEEP)
- house arrest noun
- immured adjective
- imprison verb
- incarcerate verb
- intern verb
- prison noun
- prisoner noun
- put sb away phrasal verb
- remand verb
- restraint noun
- serve verb (SPEND TIME)
- stretch noun (TIME)
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