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(satellite adjective) preceding an official trial; "pretrial publicity"; "pretrial hearings are usually for the purpose of clarifying facts and points of la" |
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(noun) (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 |
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Synonyms: pretrial conference |
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Related Words: conference, group discussion |
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