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preliminary(dictionary)
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Preliminary Prospectus(money)
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quaff (iou) and PRELIMINARY HEARING (law)


quaff (iou)



quaff verb & noun. E16.
[Perh. from Middle Low German quassen eat or drink immoderately.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. & trans. Drink (liquor etc.) deeply or in a long draught. Also, drink copiously or repeatedly of (liquor etc.) in this manner. E16.
Godfrey Smith The company quaff their Wine.
verb trans. Drain (a cup etc.) in one draught or in long draughts. Also foll. by off, up. E16.
P. Carey He lifted his tankard, tried to quaff it in one gulp.
verb trans. Drive away by drinking; bring down to or into (a specified state) by copious drinking. rare. E18.
J. Wilson He quaffs, guzzles and smokes himself into stupidity.
b. noun. An act of quaffing; liquor quaffed; a deep draught. L16.
quaffable adjective (of a Wine) that can be drunk copiously L20.
quaffer noun E16.

PRELIMINARY HEARING (law)




Legal proceeding used in some states in which a prosecutor presents evidence to a judge in an attempt to show that there is probable cause that a person committed a crime. If the judge is convinced probable cause exists to charge the person, then the pros









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In criminal proceedings, a preliminary hearing is held in the District Court if the matter is not to be decided in that Court or if the defendant elects a jury trial. If the preliminary trial finds sufficient evidence, the defendant is committed to the Hi