REMAND

• (noun) the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

• (verb) refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

  synonyms : remit , send back

• (verb) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

  "The suspects were imprisoned without trial", "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

  synonyms : gaol , immure , imprison , incarcerate , jail , jug , lag , put away , put behind bars

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