double jeopardy
English Thesaurus
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 Constitution (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
| definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
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