v. the order or ruling of a judge that one issue in a case can be...

1835, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi- (see bi-) + furca, the root of fork (n.).

1610s, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi- (see bi-) + furca, the root of fork. Related: Bifurcated; bifurcating.

divide or split into two branches.

See: bifurcated trial

Forked, Y-shaped. Bigeneric hybrid

(bi´fur-k=at) Forked; divided into two branches. bile

with 2 forks or branches.

In a broad sense, bifurcate means to bisect, halve, divide, split, cut in two, cleave. In a legal sense, bifurcate refers to the order or ruling of a judge that one issue in a case can be separately t [..]

(v) split or divide into two(v) divide into two branches(adj) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

To try issues separately, such as criminal responsibility and guilt in a criminal proceeding and liability and damages in a civil action.

With 2 projections, e.g., microtubulars bifurcate

To try issues separately, such as criminal responsibility and guilt in a criminal proceeding and liability and damages in a civil action.

v. the order or ruling of a judge that one issue in a case can be tried to a conclusion or a judgment given on one phase of the case without trying all aspects of the matter. A typical example is when [..]

Refers to the division of a legal process, for example …