NOUN | communication | pretrial, pretrial conference | (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 |
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Sounds | priytray'ahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
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. | |
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Synonym | pretrial conference | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | conference, group discussion | A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
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