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pre-action

pre-action adjective: before an action takes place, especially a legal action.

Adjective

pre-action (not comparable)

  1. Before an action takes place, especially a legal action.
    • He concludes: "This letter is written in contemplation of legal proceedings, and is a pre-action protocol letter within the meaning of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998."2020 December 2, Barry Doe, “National Rail Timetable changes and reductions”, in Rail, page 73
    Antonyms:
    post-action

Antonyms of pre-action

Origin of pre-action

From pre- + action.

Questions about pre-action

What does pre-action mean?
Pre-action means before an action takes place, especially a legal action.
What part of speech is pre-action?
Pre-action is an adjective.

Words near pre-action in the dictionary

  1. pre mortem
  2. pre-
  3. pre-abelian category
  4. pre-Abrahamic
  5. pre-acquired
  6. pre-action
  7. pre-Adamic
  8. pre-Adamite
  9. pre-Adamites
  10. pre-adamitism
  11. pre-additive category

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