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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The Rasos will return to court on July 28 for a pretrial hearing.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
The man has been released on $100,000 bail and is next due in court on June 4, for a pretrial hearing, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
He was then arrested by Secret Service agents before a pretrial stay-away order was imposed by a judge.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Sheriff Garry McFadden previously attributed a surge in jail population to Iryna’s Law, state legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee killed on Charlotte’s light rail that, among other things, changed some pretrial release rules.
—Mary Ramsey
may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
The man has been released on $100,000 bail and is next due in court on June 4, for a pretrial hearing, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
He was then arrested by Secret Service agents before a pretrial stay-away order was imposed by a judge.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Sheriff Garry McFadden previously attributed a surge in jail population to Iryna’s Law, state legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee killed on Charlotte’s light rail that, among other things, changed some pretrial release rules.
—Mary Ramsey
may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
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“Pretrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretrial. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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