When an appellate court sends an appealed case back to the trial court for further action, the case is said to be remanded. This usually happens if the trial judge has made an error which requires a new trial or hearing.
Definition of nurse shark. : any of various usually bottom-dwelling sharks (family Ginglymostomatidae) with barbels near the nostrils; especially : a large yellowish to grayish brown shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) of warm usually shallow coastal waters that is typically nonaggressive and rests often in groups on the sea floor during the day.
Any shark looks huge when you're not expecting to meet one, even the more modestly sized nurse shark. While some claim to have seen nurse sharks up to 14 feet (4.3 meters) long, marine biologists who have actually put a measuring tape against the species cite more conservative lengths [source: Castro]. What scientists do agree on is that the female is always slightly larger than the male of the species.