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to remand

to remand

7 8.2
To send a case back to a court or committee for more action
  • verb
  • /rɪˈmænd/
  • Jargon
translation icon : remitir a
  • The court then remanded the case to the district court for further fact-finding under the new test.
  • remanded the case
  • decision to remand

The jury found for the defendant, and the instant court reversed and remanded to find out what words were actually used by the employer.

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Examples

  • The case was remanded to the Seventh Circuit to make a new decision.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The case was remanded for trial to determine if the parties were guilty of negligence.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Then I have no choice but to remand you to the Palace of Justice for processing.

  • But as it is the director's job to direct, I remand the case to my superior.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Tell county jail we're remanding him for trial.

  • It'd be wise to remand him to the higher court... and transfer him to the city soon.

  • I recommend that you order him remanded to the higher court without further delay.

  • The only thing all the justices agreed on was to remand the decision to the 3rd Circuit.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In turn, the Supreme Court remanded the case to the Tenth Circuit for review on the merits.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The judge decided to remand the case to the lower court for additional evidence.

Synonyms

to send back
vsto remand
  • Formal
3 4.9

To move a case to another court or group for review

emphasizes returning the case rather than a first time referral
to recommit
vsto remand
  • Formal
1 7.2

To send something back to a previous place or authority for further review

sends the matter to a different authority rather than back to the previous one
to remit
vsto remand
  • Formal
1 7.6

To send a case to another group or court for a decision

requires returning the case for further action as well as a decision

Antonyms

1.0

To end a disagreement by choosing a final outcome

How Much Review

to remand
  • Jargon
7 8.2
to send back
123 1.5
to refer
324 3.0
to decide
1.0

Surface Forms

remand infinitive
remanded past
remanded past participle
remanding present participle
remands third person singular

Etymology

Remand comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and mandare meaning 'to order', the same root you find in command and mandate. So, to remand a case is to 'order it back' to another court for more action.