Pretrial (Noun)
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 in civil than in criminal cases.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The pretrial conference was scheduled for next Wednesday to discuss the upcoming civil case.
- During the pretrial, the judge will meet with both parties to determine the scope of discovery.
- The lawyers spent hours preparing for the pretrial, anticipating the judge's questions about their strategy.
- The pretrial conference was crucial in narrowing down the issues to be tried in the complex lawsuit.
- At the pretrial, the parties agreed to exchange all relevant documents within the next two weeks.