bifurcated trial
A judicial proceeding that is divided into two stages. The most common division is to determine liabiltiy or guilt in the first stage, and to establish damages or punishment in the second stage.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A trial that is divided into stages: one stage to establish guilt or liability, and the other stage to establish damages or punishment.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:11 pm
