guilt phase

guilt phase definition - legal

n

In a criminal trial, the portion of the trial in which the defendantÂ’s guilt is adjudicated, as opposed to the portion in which a sentence is determined for a defendant who was found guilty in the prior phase (the sentencing phase).

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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