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Remand

Meaning in criminal law & justice, with examples

/rɪˈmɑːnd/verbCommon term

In criminal law & justice, remand means: To order that a defendant waiting for trial or sentence is kept in prison, or released under conditions, until the next court date.

In Turkish: tutuklamak, tutuklu olarak cezaevine göndermek, tutukluluk (on remand)

How it is used

Mainly British: 'remanded in custody' (kept in prison), 'remanded on bail' (released with conditions), 'on remand' (held in prison before trial). A 'remand prisoner' has not yet been convicted. American English prefers 'held without bail' or 'pretrial detention'.

Example sentences

  1. He was remanded in custody until his trial in September.

  2. She spent five months on remand before being acquitted.

  3. The magistrates remanded both men on bail.

Common collocations

  • remanded in custody
  • remanded on bail
  • on remand
  • remand prisoner
  • custodyThe state of being held by the police or kept in prison, for example after an arrest or while waiting for trial.
  • bailPermission for a suspect or defendant to stay out of custody until the next stage of the case, often with conditions or a sum of money paid as a guarantee.
  • pretrial detentionKeeping a person accused of a crime in prison before and during their trial, when a court decides that releasing them would be too risky.
  • arrestTo take a person into police control using legal powers, usually because they are suspected of a crime; the noun 'arrest' names this act.

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