remand

re|mand /rɪm'ɑːnd, -m'ænd/ (remands remanding remanded)
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed prep
If a person who is accused of a crime is remanded in custody or on bail, they are told to return to the court at a later date, when their trial will take place.
Carter was remanded in custody for seven days...
2 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl, oft N n, on N
Remand is used to refer to the process of remanding someone in custody or on bail, or to the period of time until their trial begins.
The remand hearing is often over in three minutes...re|mand cen|tre (remand centres)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a remand centre is an institution where people who are accused of a crime are sent until their trial begins or until a decision about their punishment has been made.

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