WorldAugust 22, 2026

remand

ri-MAND

Definition

The act of a court sending a person into legal custody or detention while awaiting trial or further investigation.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'remandare', meaning to send back. It entered Middle English through Old French, originally referring to the act of sending a prisoner back to custody.

In the news

In this article, the suspect Farhan Shahriar Evan was placed on a five-day remand, meaning he is being held in police custody for interrogation regarding the assault on a doctor.

One remanded in case over assaulting DMCH ENT Chief

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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

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