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pretrial

DEFINITIONS OF: pretrial

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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
Type of:
conference, group discussion
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
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