issue clarification; pre-trial mutual disclosure and discussion of points of contention
Legal term for the process of narrowing down and clarifying the disputed issues before trial, often involving mutual disclosure and discussion between parties.
The judge conducted issue clarification to streamline the trial.
Through the pre-trial issue clarification procedure, the arguments of both sides became clear.
争点 means 'point of contention' or 'issue in dispute', while 争点整理 refers to the procedural step of organizing and clarifying those issues.
整理 means 'sorting' or 'organizing' in general; 争点整理 specifically applies this to legal disputes.
Compound of 争点 (point of contention) and 整理 (organization, sorting). The term is a modern legal expression with no obscure historical derivation.