bifurcated trial
bifurcated trial 分别审理；分开审理 指审理分成两个阶段进行。如在刑事案件中对被告人是否有罪与判处刑罚，或被告人是否有罪与是否精神错乱分开审理；在人身伤害案件中对责任与损害赔偿问题分开审理。也称为两阶段审理〔two-stage trial〕。
bifurcated trial
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.]