"pretrial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/ Forms: pre-trial [alternative]
Etymology: From pre- + trial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|trial}} pre- + trial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pretrial (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a preliminary trial. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pretrial-en-adj-9bMcnmXX
  2. Before a trial. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pretrial-en-adj-wY5a-lFw

Noun

IPA: /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/ Forms: pretrials [plural], pre-trial [alternative]
Etymology: From pre- + trial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|trial}} pre- + trial Head templates: {{en-noun}} pretrial (plural pretrials)
  1. (law) A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial. Categories (topical): Law Translations (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial): предварително производство (predvaritelno proizvodstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 預審 /预审 (yù shěn) (Chinese Mandarin), praperadilan (Indonesian), predibattimento [masculine] (Italian), prabicara (Malay)
    Sense id: en-pretrial-en-noun-d~oT5jqv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 9 20 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 8 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 4 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 14 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 14 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 10 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 8 15 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 14 78 Topics: law

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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