Enter a Legal Term:

Search the Definitions:

Choose a Letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
remand
v. to send back. An appeals court may remand a case to the trial court for further action if it reverses the judgment of the lower court, or after a preliminary hearing a judge may remand into custody a person accused of a crime if the judge finds that a there is reason to hold the accused for trial.
See also: preliminary hearing  appeal 


 


The People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill Publisher Fine Communications