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Meaning:

Noun:

  • The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.
  • The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.

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Verb:

  • To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.
  • To send a prisoner back to custody.A modern legal definition includes the possibility of bail being granted, so in the United Kingdom at least, this does not necessarily imply custody: url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1976/cukpga_19760063_en_1 |title= Bail Act 1976|publisher=www.opsi.gov.uk |accessdate=2010-04-02

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