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Remand, means to return from one court to another especially lower court or from a court to an administrative agency, McCarton v. Estate of Watson, 693 2d 192 (1984).

Remand, to re-commit, or send back to prison, one charged before a magistrate (see Indictable Offences Act, 1848, s. 21, and Summary Jurisdiction acts, 1848, s. 16 and 1879, s. 24), in the first instance for the sake of allowing further evidence to be collected and adduced at a further hearing.

The act or instance of sending something (such as case, claim, or person) back for further action, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1295.