pretrial

[ pree-trahy-uhl, -trahyl ]

/ priˈtraɪ əl, -ˈtraɪl /

noun

a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial.

adjective

of or relating to such a proceeding.

done, occurring, etc., prior to a trial: pretrial publicity.

Origin of pretrial

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + trial

Words nearby pretrial

pretonic, pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture, pretty much, pretty-pretty

Example sentences from the Web for pretrial

He is being held in pretrial detention in Baku and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ray Rice, who married Janay Rice on March 28, was accepted into a pretrial intervention program to avoid time behind bars in May.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Sept 14|PunditFact.com|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rice managed to avoid jail time by entering a pretrial diversionary program.
Hey NFL Fans: Ray Rice Isn’t the Problem. You Are.|Steve Almond|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At present, thousands of businessmen are in pretrial detention in Russia on false charges and at the behest of their competitors.
Ukraine’s Revolutionary Lesson for Russia|David Satter|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The government and the court would then convert the pretrial conditions as conditional release.
Inside the ‘PayPal 14’ Trial|Alexa O'Brien|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

单词	pretrial
释义	pretrial [ pree-trahy-uhl, -trahyl ] / priˈtraɪ əl, -ˈtraɪl / noun a proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial. adjective of or relating to such a proceeding. done, occurring, etc., prior to a trial: pretrial publicity. Origin of pretrial First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + trial Words nearby pretrial pretonic, pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture, pretty much, pretty-pretty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pretrial He is being held in pretrial detention in Baku and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015\|Movements.Org\|December 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ray Rice, who married Janay Rice on March 28, was accepted into a pretrial intervention program to avoid time behind bars in May. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Sept 14\|PunditFact.com\|September 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Rice managed to avoid jail time by entering a pretrial diversionary program. Hey NFL Fans: Ray Rice Isn’t the Problem. You Are.\|Steve Almond\|July 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At present, thousands of businessmen are in pretrial detention in Russia on false charges and at the behest of their competitors. Ukraine’s Revolutionary Lesson for Russia\|David Satter\|March 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The government and the court would then convert the pretrial conditions as conditional release. Inside the ‘PayPal 14’ Trial\|Alexa O'Brien\|December 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST
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