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Definitions of Convene and Remand

The document defines and provides background on two legal terms: 1) Convene - To bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble. It comes from the Latin words "con-" meaning "together" and "venire" meaning "come". 2) Remand - In law, to place a defendant on bail or in custody when a trial is adjourned, or to return a case to a lower court for reconsideration. The noun form is a committal to custody. It comes from the Latin meaning "send back again".

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Definitions of Convene and Remand

The document defines and provides background on two legal terms: 1) Convene - To bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble. It comes from the Latin words "con-" meaning "together" and "venire" meaning "come". 2) Remand - In law, to place a defendant on bail or in custody when a trial is adjourned, or to return a case to a lower court for reconsideration. The noun form is a committal to custody. It comes from the Latin meaning "send back again".

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convene

kənˈviːn/
verb
past tense: convened; past participle: convened

1. come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.

"he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel"

summon, call, call together, order; More


hold;
formalconvoke
"he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel"
synonyms:
assemble, gather, meet, get together, come together, congregate, collect,
muster;
rareforegather
"the committee convened for its final session"
antonyms: disperse
Origin

late Middle English: from Latin convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire
‘come’.
remand

rɪˈmɑːnd/
Law
verb
verb: remand; 3rd person present: remands; past tense: remanded; past participle: remanded;
gerund or present participle: remanding

1. 1.

place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.

"he was remanded in custody for a week"

o return (a case) to a lower court for reconsideration.

noun
noun: remand; plural noun: remands

1. 1.

a committal to custody.

"the prosecutor applied for a remand to allow forensic evidence to be investigated"

Origin

late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘send back again’): from late Latin remandare, from
re- ‘back’ + mandare ‘commit’. The noun dates from the late 18th century

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