bifurcated trial

A trial that is divided into two stages, such as for guilt and punishment or for liability and damages.

— Also termed two-stage trial. Cf. SEVERANCE(2). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1954; Sentencing and Punishment 334; Trial 3. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1497, 1499, 1531–1532, 1542; Trial §§ 17–27.]

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