公こう判はん前ぜん整せい理り手て続つづき

also: こうはんまえせいりてつづき

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Meanings

pretrial conference procedure; pretrial proceedings

Legal term for the preparatory proceedings held before a criminal trial to clarify issues and evidence.

公こう判はん
Refers to the trial itself, while 公判前整理手続 is the preparatory stage before the trial.
争点整理手続そうてんせいりてつづき
A broader term for issue clarification procedures in civil cases; 公判前整理手続 is specific to criminal pretrial.

公判前整理手続
- こうはんぜんせいりてつづき
  Standard legal term spelling.
- こうはんまえせいりてつづき
  Alternate reading こうはんまえせいりてつづき; rarely used.
公判前整理手続き
- こうはんぜんせいりてつづき
  Variant with okurigana き; less common in formal legal documents.
- こうはんまえせいりてつづき
  Alternate reading with okurigana; very rare.
こうはんまえせいりてつづき

Compound of 公判 (trial), 前 (before), 整理 (organization), and 手続 (procedure). A modern legal term.