pre trial

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• pre-trial — /ˈpri traɪəl/ (say pree truyuhl) adjective of or relating to matters conducted or arising in the lead up to a trial: a pre trial hearing; pre trial publicity. Also, pretrial …  

• pre-trial checklist — England, Wales In litigation, in cases allocated to the fast track and multi track, after the disclosure and exchange of written evidence stages are completed, the court will usually send to the parties a pre trial checklist (sometimes called a… …   Law dictionary

• pre-trial review — England, Wales In complex litigation, the court may hold what is known as a pre trial review (PTR). It is a hearing and is usually fixed to take place up to ten weeks before the date listed for trial. The purpose of a PTR is to: • Check that the… …   Law dictionary

• pre-trial detention — n. The detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial has taken place, either because of a failure to post bail or due to denial of release under a pre trial detention statute. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis… …   Law dictionary

• pre-trial conference — n. An informal conference among opposing attorneys and the judge in which the issues are narrowly spelled out, and that, in civil cases, allows the judge to encourage both parties toward reaching a settlement. Webster s New World Law Dictionary.… …   Law dictionary

• pre-trial discovery — >> disclosure, discovery. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

• pre-trial inquiries — index interrogatories Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• pre-trial conference — Procedural device used prior to trial to narrow issues to be tried, to secure stipulations as to matters and evidence to be heard, and to take all other steps necessary to aid in the disposition of the case. Such conferences between opposing… …   Black's law dictionary

• pre-trial order — An order embodying the terms and stipulations agreed upon at the pre trial conference or hearing. This order governs the conduct of the trial and binds the parties unless, for good cause shown, the trial judge modifies it. Fed.R.Civil P. 16 …   Black's law dictionary

• pre-trial hearing — See pre trial conference …   Black's law dictionary

• pre·trial — /ˈpriːˈtrajəl/ adj, always used before a noun chiefly US law : before a trial pretrial publicity a pretrial hearing …   Useful english dictionary