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pretrial (n.)

"preliminary hearing before a trial," 1938, American English, from pre- + trial.

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Definitions of pretrial from WordNet

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;
Synonyms: pretrial conference
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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