double jeopardy

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Noun double jeopardy has 1 sense

double jeopardy - the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution
--₁ is a kind of prosecution, criminal prosecution

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Double Jeopardy

Definition:

Double Jeopardy refers to a legal concept that prevents an individual from being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense.

Noun:

In a legal context, Double Jeopardy is the constitutional protection against being tried for the same crime twice.

Example sentence: The defendant argued that charging him again would constitute double jeopardy.

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