preliminary complaint

A complaint issued by a court to obtain jurisdiction over a criminal suspect for a hearing on probable cause or on whether to bind the suspect over for trial. [Cases: Criminal Law 208. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 324, 327.]

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