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Conference before a hearing (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PRETRIAL
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The answer PRETRIAL is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
PRETRIAL as a noun:
1. (pretrial, pretrial conference) = (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