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Bifurcated trial

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000713

A legal proceeding that is divided into two distinct phases, often to address different issues separately. Common examples include separating the determination of guilt or liability from the assessment of punishment or damages. This procedural mechanism is frequently employed in complex litigation or capital punishment cases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000713
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal proceeding that is divided into two distinct phases, often to address different issues separately. Common examples include separating the determination of guilt or liability from the assessment of punishment or damages. This procedural mechanism is frequently employed in complex litigation or capital punishment cases.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/bifurcated-trial/"
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Record 513 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.