"pretrial" meaning in English

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          "roman": "predvaritelno proizvodstvo",
          "sense": "a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial",
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          "sense": "a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial",
          "word": "預審 /预审"
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          "sense": "a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial",
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          "sense": "a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial",
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