special reference

A court’s reference of a case to a referee for decisions on specific questions of fact.

• The special referee makes findings and reports them to the trial judge, who treats them as advisory only and not as binding decisions. [Cases: Reference 12. C.J.S. References § 20.]

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资深译员Christina，毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及教育培训领域的法律文件。