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 Massachusetts State Police confirmed during pretrial legal proceedings last March that Proctor was the subject of an internal investigation over a potential violation of department policy.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing focused on pretrial delays later that month, when court system General Counsel Nancy Meade told legislators that the cases recently highlighted in news stories were unacceptable but were outliers among criminal cases.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
Under Illinois law, these dangerous offenders should be held in pretrial detention after arrest, except possibly in unusual cases in which a judge finds there is some innocent explanation for carrying an enhanced weapon.
—John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Betancourt was first arrested Feb. 27 when someone reported a motorist driving recklessly in neighboring Pinellas County, deputies wrote in a motion for pretrial detention.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing focused on pretrial delays later that month, when court system General Counsel Nancy Meade told legislators that the cases recently highlighted in news stories were unacceptable but were outliers among criminal cases.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
Under Illinois law, these dangerous offenders should be held in pretrial detention after arrest, except possibly in unusual cases in which a judge finds there is some innocent explanation for carrying an enhanced weapon.
—John Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Betancourt was first arrested Feb. 27 when someone reported a motorist driving recklessly in neighboring Pinellas County, deputies wrote in a motion for pretrial detention.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Pretrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretrial. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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