pretrial conference

Definitions of pretrial conference
  1. noun
    (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 in civil than in criminal cases
    synonyms: pretrial
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    type of:
    conference, group discussion
    a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
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