HyperDic: pretrial_conference

English > 1 sense of the expression pretrial conference:
NOUNcommunicationpretrial conference, pretrial(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
English > pretrial conference: 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
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderconference, group discussionA discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

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