Double Jeopardy
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Double Jeopardies
- possessive
- Double Jeopardy's
- pluralpossessive
- Double Jeopardies'