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pretrial

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pre·tri·al  (pr-trl, -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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Noun1.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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