The Clue
Returned to custody (8 letter answer)
The Answer
REMANDED
Tags
Notes
The answer REMANDED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ordered back
Sent back to a lower court
Definition
REMAND as a verb:
1. (remit, remand, send back) = refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
2. (imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand) = lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"