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pretrial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/

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

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
  2. (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:

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pretrial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/

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

  1. A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial.
    • As a result, another pretrial review was to be held on 17 February.

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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)