pretrial
adjective
pre·tri·al
ˌprē-ˈtrī(-ə)l 
variants
or pre-trial
: occurring or existing before a trial
a pretrial hearing
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The county has partnered with Returning Home to set up the pilot program for the initiative to establish a residential substance abuse treatment program for pretrial detainees at the Detention Center.
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Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The status of their relationship has already been a point of legal parsing in the pretrial hearing.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Martinez’s push to provide transparency may have led to the recent Illinois Supreme Court decision to create a task force on pretrial release data.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors have not sought pretrial detention in the fraud case.
—Matt Sepic, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The status of their relationship has already been a point of legal parsing in the pretrial hearing.
—Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Martinez’s push to provide transparency may have led to the recent Illinois Supreme Court decision to create a task force on pretrial release data.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors have not sought pretrial detention in the fraud case.
—Matt Sepic, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Pretrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretrial. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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