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 46-year-old has already served 214 days in jail and was on pretrial home detention.
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, both sides will continue pretrial work under the Classified Information Procedures Act, which governs how classified evidence is handled.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Still, there were some pretrial motions that were intriguing and offered a glimpse as to what the trial in December in front of a jury in Charlotte could look like.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Moore said that while any and all legal options will be considered, the group's main focus will be on advocacy for pretrial services and other programming that can keep people out of jail.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, both sides will continue pretrial work under the Classified Information Procedures Act, which governs how classified evidence is handled.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Still, there were some pretrial motions that were intriguing and offered a glimpse as to what the trial in December in front of a jury in Charlotte could look like.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Moore said that while any and all legal options will be considered, the group's main focus will be on advocacy for pretrial services and other programming that can keep people out of jail.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Pretrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretrial. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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