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DOUBLE JEOPARDY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double jeopardy mean? 

DOUBLE JEOPARDY (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE JEOPARDY has 1 sense:

1. 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 Constitutionplay

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE JEOPARDY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOUBLE JEOPARDY (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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