pretrial

CEFRC1

/pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening before a legal trial.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial.

Examples

  • The defense attorney requested a delay during the pretrial hearing.

  • We have a pretrial conference.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Before a trial.

  2. Pertaining to a preliminary trial.

More examples

In context

  • As a result, another pretrial review was to be held on 17 February.

  • “A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.

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Origin

adjective

From pre- + trial.