And all the people answered together, . . . and Moses returned the
words of the people unto the Lord.
Ex. xix. 8.
7. To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a
superior; to report officially by a list or statement; as, to return a
list of stores, of killed or wounded; to return the result of an
election.
8. Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election
officers. [Eng.]
9. To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a
certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.