precondition

noun

1. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.

   “A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.”

   “Presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told Russia Today TV on Tuesday that the government would attend without preconditions and with the goal of stopping violence and terrorism in the country, SANA reported.”

   ““The Office will refuse to register works entirely generated by AI,” says Robert Kasunic of the USCO. “Human authorship is a precondition to copyrightability.””

   “After a failed attempt by ministers to bounce the union into an agreement by announcing its terms (which included all sorts of union red lines such as drivers having to pay for their own training) in the media rather than over the negotiation table, there is an understandable reluctance on the part of the unions to engage in any discussions unless there are no preconditions.”

2. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

verb

1. To condition in advance

   “The hearts were preconditioned by either ischemia or bradykinin or adenosine.”