How to Use pretrial in a Sentence

pretrial

adjective
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  • The pretrial disputes have put the defense on the back foot.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In Michigan, the case is still in the pretrial hearing phase.
    — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The sentence: time served for the 35 days Laube had spent in pretrial custody.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Henard is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on June 16.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
  • And he's also agreed to a pretrial program on this gun charge?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Many of them are pretrial detainees, which means they have not even been found guilty by a jury of their peers in a court of law.
    — Rayna Reid, Essence, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The next court date has not yet been assigned, but there is a pretrial motion deadline of Nov. 3.
    — Clare Hymes, Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Rojas-Moreno is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on Jan. 30.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The defendants are due in court for a pretrial hearing on Oct. 28.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The lead-up to a court-martial, and all related pretrial records, are never made public by the Navy.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The magistrate, who entered a not guilty plea on her behalf, set a pretrial date of Aug. 15.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • While that process plays out, the case will proceed in state court and all pretrial deadlines will remain in effect.
    — Michael R. Sisak, ajc, 4 May 2023
  • The officer who fired the gun has been charged with murder and is in pretrial detention.
    — Tara Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • The suit said the inmates were pretrial detainees at the Oklahoma County jail and posed no threat to the officers.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Slosar said the $28 million in Virgil's case appears to be the largest pretrial settlement on record.
    — Amber Hunt, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Austin was booked into the jail and a judge ordered him be held with no bail until a pretrial hearing occurs.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Cusick set a June 18 pretrial date to determine the way forward for the charges on which there was a mistrial.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
  • In 2012, her twin brother died as a pretrial detainee in state custody.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The case against Emond Johnson, 44, has been tied up in pretrial proceedings for nearly six years.
    — Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Once all pretrial motions go to a vote, lawyers will present opening statements.
    — Ryan Autullo, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Jamey Noel has a trial date scheduled for May 6 and a pretrial conference set for March 15.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The Navy will not release court transcripts, exhibits or any pretrial records.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The matter was not raised by attorneys or the judge at a pretrial hearing Wednesday.
    — Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Biden will next be scheduled to appear in court on May 24 for a pretrial conference.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 9 May 2024
  • Storz had pleaded not guilty in the case and was next scheduled to appear in court on March 23 for a pretrial conference, online court records show.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The judge has yet to decide on a trial date for the high-profile case or a number of other pretrial legal issues.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
  • For pretrial clients who are presumed innocent, this means asking the judge to lower cash bail.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Miles’ defense is seeking pretrial immunity on the grounds of self-defense in the case.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • While the recording has previously been outlined in pretrial findings, many of the details were revealed for the first time as the parties discussed it in court last week.
    — Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Barton reviewed transcripts of those court proceedings, as well as transcripts of pretrial hearings in the Phillips case and others in which Curtis was named as a defendant.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024

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