remand

To remand something means to send it back, or to return. The usual contexts in which this word are encountered are in the reversal of an appellate decision , and regarding the custody of a prisoner .

• A prisoner is said to be remanded when they are sent back into custody to await trial.
• When an appellate court reverses the decision of a lower court, the written decision often contains an instruction to remand the case to the lower court to be reconsidered in light of the appellate court’s ruling .
• Cases can be remanded to federal agencies for reconsideration in disputes over regulations or administrative decisions.

See INS v. Ventura .

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