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English noun: double jeopardy | |||
| 1. | double jeopardy (act) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criminal prosecution, prosecution | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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