pretrial
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈpriːˌtraɪəl/
- Specialized
:
previo al juicio
- The judge reviewed all the evidence presented during the pretrial hearings before making a decision.
- pretrial detention
- pretrial proceedings
- pretrial publicity
And then when he was placed on the ankle monitor on pretrial release, he couldn't leave home.
- And then when he was placed on the ankle monitor on pretrial release, he couldn't leave home.
Examples
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All pretrial motions and matters should be filed no later than July 8.
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Both sides have submitted proposed pretrial orders, and we'll work out the kinks today.
Fiction book (1995) -
This goes directly counter to what the judge told Trump to do as far as the pretrial conditions.
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On the agenda: funding for New Orleans' still very new Pretrial Services program.
Academic text (2018) -
The pretrial hearing of Lawrence Monk and Arthur Cooms is set to begin tomorrow.
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Pretrial release granted.
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You're not a flight risk, so there won't be any pretrial confinement.
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Most of these studies have found that pretrial detention is correlated with unfavorable case outcomes for defendants.
Academic text (2017) -
During the pretrial phase, the defense attorney filed several motions to dismiss the charges.
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The defendant was required to attend a pretrial meeting with the prosecution before the trial commenced.
Synonyms
Happening before a formal hearing to plan how the case will go
Compounds
- Formal
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7.4
A meeting before a trial where a judge and lawyers discuss and plan the case
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pretrial as an adjective combines pre- 'before' and trial 'court case', so it describes things that happen 'before' the main trial, like a pretrial hearing or a pretrial agreement.