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prevarication (pri-var-<<schwa>>-kay-sh<<schwa>>n), n. The act or an instance of lying or avoiding the truth; equivocation. — prevaricate (pri-var-<< schwa>>-kayt), vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

prevailing party. See PARTY(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

prevail, vb. 1. To obtain the relief sought in an action; to win a lawsuit <the plaintiff prevailed in the Supreme Court>. 2. To be commonly accepted or predominant <it’s unclear which line of precedent will prevail>. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretrial order. A court order setting out the claims and defenses to be tried, the stipulations of the parties, and the case’s procedural rules, as agreed to by the parties or mandated by the court at a pretrial conference. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e). • In federal court, a pretrial order supersedes the pleadings.…

pretrial investigation. Military law. An investigation to decide whether a case should be recommended for forwarding to a general court-martial. [Cases: Armed Services 47(3); Military Justice 921. C.J.S. Armed Services § 165; Military Justice §§ 166–169.] [Blacks Law 8th]

pretrial intervention. 1. DIVERSION PROGRAM(1). 2. See deferred judgment under JUDGMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretrial hearing. See PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretrial diversion. See DIVERSION PROGRAM(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

pretrial discovery. See DISCOVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretrial detention. See DETENTION. [Blacks Law 8th]