send back

1. 1.

   refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

   Synonymsremitremand

   Broaderchallenge

Questions about send back

What does send back mean?

send back means "refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision".

What is another word for send back?

Close synonyms include remit, remand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is send back a common word?

send back is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.