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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Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer speaks during a pretrial hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 8, 2024.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 July 2024
But in a pretrial hearing Monday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that line of argument to be irrelevant, in part because Baldwin was only one of the film’s producers.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
At a pretrial interview in May, Gutierrez asserted her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 July 2024
Matthew Edmonson, 49, is being held at the Clermont County Jail and has a pretrial hearing set for Wednesday.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 July 2024
But in a pretrial hearing Monday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that line of argument to be irrelevant, in part because Baldwin was only one of the film’s producers.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
At a pretrial interview in May, Gutierrez asserted her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 July 2024
Matthew Edmonson, 49, is being held at the Clermont County Jail and has a pretrial hearing set for Wednesday.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
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“Pretrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretrial. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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