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Definitions of preliminary:

noun:   something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Example: "Training is a necessary preliminary to employment"

noun:   a minor match preceding the main event
adjective:   designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
Example: "A preliminary investigation"

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jurisdiction probable-cause evidence criminal-procedure misdemeanor felony fair-trial plea bail warrant reasonable prosecutor cross-examine witness discovery indictment grand-jury arrest-warrant search-warrant knock-and-announce exigent-circumstances search-and-seizure arrest miranda-rule united-states statute-of-limitations nolle-prosequi bill-of-attainder ex-post-facto-law criminal-jurisdiction extradition inquisitorial-system adversarial-system arraignment-2 peremptory-plea nolo-contendere presentence-investigation criminal-law civil-procedure criminal-justice complaint crime cause-of-action court defendant lawyer committal-procedure remand examination hurtado-v-california-2 bind-over pointer-v-texas administrative-hearing lineup m-a-s-h-the-novocaine-mutiny-tv-episode csi-crime-scene-investigation-invisible-evidence-tv-episode privilege-against-self-incrimination perry-mason-the-case-of-the-provocative-protegee-tv-episode massiah-v-united-states appearance

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