DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double jeopardy" is a kind of...):

criminal prosecution; prosecution (the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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