Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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remand | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
remand (noun) | jail (noun) |
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the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
remand (verb) | jail (verb) |
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refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |