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remand to the custody of

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remand someone (in)to the custody of someone

 and remand someone over to someone

to order someone placed into the custody of someone. The court remanded the prisoner into the custody of the sheriff. The judge remanded Mary to the custody of the sheriff. The judge remanded Gerald over to his father.

See also: custody, of