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Pretrial

Pretrial Meaning & Definition
Pretrial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pretrial?

[n] (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
[adj] preceding an official trial; "pretrial publicity"; "pretrial hearings are usually for the purpose of clarifying facts and points of la"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pretrial: preceding(a) | pretrial conference

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See Also | conference | group discussion

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