preconviction

adjective

pre·​con·​vic·​tion ˌprē-kən-ˈvik-shən 

variants or pre-conviction

: existing or occurring before a conviction

preconviction jail time

… using her position to help people she would have never crossed paths with in her preconviction life.

—Leon Neyfakh

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above