remand centre

English

Alternative forms

remand center

Noun

remand centre (plural remand centres)

(UK, Canada) A jail that holds people who are awaiting a trial or sentencing.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: tutkintavankila (fi)
Polish: areszt śledczy m
Russian: сле́дственный изоля́тор (ru) m (slédstvennyj izoljátor)

See also

Further reading

“remand centre”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“remand centre”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“remand centre”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“remand centre” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“remand centre”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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