to remand
- verb
- /rɪˈmænd/
- Jargon
- The court then remanded the case to the district court for further fact-finding under the new test.
- remanded the case
- decision to remand
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Watch on YouTubeThe jury found for the defendant, and the instant court reversed and remanded to find out what words were actually used by the employer.
- The jury found for the defendant, and the instant court reversed and remanded to find out what words were actually used by the employer.
- And then a week after that, President Johnson remanded the order.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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It'd be wise to remand him to the higher court... and transfer him to the city soon.
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I recommend that you order him remanded to the higher court without further delay.
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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 move a case to another court or group for review
To send something back to a previous place or authority for further review
To send a case to another group or court for a decision
Antonyms
How Much Review
Surface Forms
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.