pre-trial conference

pre-trial conference definition - legal

n

An informal conference among opposing attorneys and the judge in which the issues are narrowly spelled out, and that, in civil cases, allows the judge to encourage both parties toward reaching a settlement.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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