double jeopardy
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- noun
- /ˈdʌbəl ˈdʒɛpərdi/
- Formal
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doble enjuiciamiento
- The cocaine possession indictment was subsequently dismissed on double jeopardy grounds.
- double jeopardy clause
- double jeopardy protections
- constitutes double jeopardy
Not guilty, of course, Kyle Rittenhouse cannot be retried by this court because of our double jeopardy rules.
- Not guilty, of course, Kyle Rittenhouse cannot be retried by this court because of our double jeopardy rules.
Examples
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In defense, Foster claimed protection under the double jeopardy clause.
Academic text (1993) -
Well, double jeopardy provides that, "no person may be tried for the same crime twice."
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We have double jeopardy laws in this country.
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Case 3 concerns the double jeopardy clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Academic text (2004) -
Double jeopardy would preclude him from being tried again for that same crime.
Fiction book (2000) -
The defendants moved to dismiss the indictment based on double jeopardy.
Academic text (2004) -
Cretacci and Ursery suggest the conflicts among the circuits over double jeopardy issues may be increasing.
Academic text (1995) -
Secondly, Judge Settle dismissed all the counts Ehren was actually court-martialed for based on double jeopardy.
Blog text (4) -
In such cases, forfeitures may constitute punishment, which raises double jeopardy concerns, rather than serve a remedial purpose, which would not invoke double jeopardy.
Academic text (1995) -
In many legal systems, double jeopardy prevents a person from being tried again for the same crime after an acquittal.
Synonyms
The right not to be tried twice for the same crime
Surface Forms
Morphology
Knowing 'double' (twofold) and 'jeopardy' (danger/risk) would lead a learner to infer a general sense of 'twofold danger', but the established legal meaning — being prosecuted twice for the same offense — is a specific procedural/legal sense not directly predictable from the literal words. The concept exists in many legal systems (so the idea of ‘‘not being tried twice’’ may be familiar), but the precise legal usage and implications are specialized, making the phrase only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Double jeopardy comes from the idea of being put in danger twice: double means twice and jeopardy means the danger of punishment. Because putting someone 'in jeopardy' again was seen as unfair, the rule now stops the state from 'trying someone twice' for the same crime.