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Double Jeopardy

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Noun

1. 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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Double Jeopardy

see synonyms of double jeopardy
noun
the act of prosecuting a defendant a second time for an offence for which he or she has already been tried

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Double Jeopardy

see synonyms of double jeopardy
Law
the jeopardy in which a defendant is placed by a second prosecution for the same offense or crime; prohibited by the U.S. Constitution

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Double Jeopardy

see synonyms of double jeopardy
n.
1. The prosecution of a person a second time for the same offense, prohibited by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution.
2. Risk of loss or injury arising from two sources at the same time.

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