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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
pretrial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Old French trier
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -al
Anglo-Norman trialubor.
Middle English trial
English trial
English pretrial
From pre- + trial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
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(not-comparable) Before a trial.
“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.
2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN:
Forms
pretrial en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Old French trier
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -al
Anglo-Norman trialubor.
Middle English trial
English trial
English pretrial
From pre- + trial.
Meanings
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A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial.
As a result, another pretrial review was to be held on 17 February.
Forms
Translations (9)
pl przedprocesowy (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · de Vorverhandlung (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · cmn 預審 /预审 (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · bg предварително производство (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · it predibattimento (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · ja 予審 (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · ko 예심 (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · id praperadilan (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial) · ms prabicara (a preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial)