pre·tri·al (pr -tr   l, -trl)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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| Noun | 1. | pretrial - (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 group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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pretrial
adj (Jur) → vor der Hauptverhandlung
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