HyperDic: pretrial

English > 1 sense of the word pretrial:
NOUNcommunicationpretrial, pretrial conference(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried
pretrial > pronunciation
Soundspriytray'ahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > pretrial: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful / useful in civil than in criminal cases.
Synonympretrial conference
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderconference, group discussionA discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

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