PRETRIAL Definition & Meaning

pretrial

[ pree-trahy-uhl, -trahyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pretrial¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + trial

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

After a pretrial conference went poorly this month, Polizzi said he lacks the financial and emotional stamina to battle the city with no guarantee of prevailing at his upcoming March trial.

From

“You lied during a prior hearing when you said it was cortisol that set your bracelet off,” the judge told him at a pretrial hearing this week.

From

The other two people allegedly involved in the singer’s demise — another hotel employee and a waiter — remain in pretrial detention.

From

In a pretrial hearing, Brown called the motion a calculated attempt by the government to “sanitize” its case.

From

The movie co-stars were not required to attend the pretrial meeting at federal court in Manhattan on Monday.

From

Browse