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pretrial

 
Dictionary: pre·tri·al   (prē-trī'əl, -trīl') pronunciation
n.
A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts.

adj.
  1. Of or relating to a pretrial.
  2. Existing or occurring before a trial: pretrial imprisonment; pretrial hearings.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
  Synonym: pretrial conference


The adjective pretrial has one meaning:

Meaning #1: preceding an official trial


 
 

 

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