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DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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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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