pretrial
adjective
pre·tri·al
ˌprē-ˈtrī(-ə)l 
variants
or pre-trial
: occurring or existing before a trial
a pretrial hearing
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What additional twists in the case might emerge when Billy Wagner returns to Pike County Dec. 16 for another pretrial hearing.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
State of play: Days after the election, Chutkan granted Smith's request to pause proceedings in the case and vacated all deadlines in the pretrial schedule.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Both cases have undergone over a year of pretrial litigation.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors estimate that 'Fat Leonard' has 8.5 years left on his sentence
Francis was initially arrested in San Diego in September 2013 and remained in pretrial custody until December 2017, when he was released for a medical condition, prosecutors said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
State of play: Days after the election, Chutkan granted Smith's request to pause proceedings in the case and vacated all deadlines in the pretrial schedule.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Both cases have undergone over a year of pretrial litigation.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors estimate that 'Fat Leonard' has 8.5 years left on his sentence
Francis was initially arrested in San Diego in September 2013 and remained in pretrial custody until December 2017, when he was released for a medical condition, prosecutors said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Pretrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretrial. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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