preliminary ruling

Examples (10)

• The judge issued a preliminary ruling on the admissibility of evidence.
• The committee's preliminary ruling indicated that the proposal would likely be approved.
• We await the preliminary ruling before making any final decisions.
• The appeals court reviewed the lower court's preliminary ruling.
• A preliminary ruling was made regarding the jurisdiction of the case.
• The arbitrator's preliminary ruling set the stage for further negotiations.
• The board's preliminary ruling on the matter was met with some disappointment.
• Before proceeding to trial, the judge sought to clarify the legal issues with a preliminary ruling.
• The preliminary ruling will address only procedural matters.
• The parties will have an opportunity to respond to the preliminary ruling.