re·mand 1 /ri-'mand/ vb [Anglo-French remander, from Middle French, to order back, from Late Latin remandare to send back word, from Latin re- back + mandare to order]
vt
1: to return (a case or matter) from one court to another esp. lower court or from a court to an administrative agency
the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remand ed to the superior court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion — McCarton v. Estate of Watson, 693 P.2d 192 (1984) compare affirm
2: to send (an accused) back into custody by court order (as pending trial): turn (a prisoner) over for continued detention
vi: to return a case to a lower court or other tribunal
the court remand ed for resentencing — K. A. Cohen
remand 2 n
1: the act of remanding or state of being remanded
2: an order remanding a case or person
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.