bifurcated trial
- A trial split into two stages, the first determines guilt or liability, the second determines damages or punishment
- The judge recommended a bifurcated trial to speed up the proceedings.
- The attorney requested a bifurcated trial, hoping to get a more favorable result in the damage phase.
- In the bifurcated trial, after they found the company liable, another hearing was scheduled for the assessment of damages.
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