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| 1. | [ verb ] refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | |
| Synonyms: | send_back remit | |
| Related terms: | challenge remission | |
| 2. | [ verb ] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | |
| Synonyms: | imprison jail gaol put_behind_bars immure jug lag put_away incarcerate | |
| Examples: | "The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
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| Related terms: | confine law imprisonment jail captivity prison_guard imprisonment | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) | |
| Related terms: | return imprison | |
| Similar spelling: |
remind remainder remnant reminder remindful |
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