double jeopardy

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ˌdouble ˈjeopardy noun [uncountable] law  SCLwhen someone is taken to court a second time for the same crime, in some unusual situations 〔在极个别情况下对同一罪行的〕双重追诉

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double jeopardy• Nor is there any double jeopardy bar to a civil case following a criminal acquittal.• None was a case of double jeopardy.• The review of double jeopardy is not a zany proposal.• Abolishing the rule of double jeopardy after a full trial and jury acquittal is unprincipled and impractical, he said.• Does the Merger Regulation prevent double jeopardy?• Lawyers argued that it would be unfair and oppressive to remove the protection of the double jeopardy rule.

ˌdouble ˈjeopardy nounChineseSyllable  

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double jeopardy
ˌdouble ˈjeopardy noun [uncountable] law
when someone is taken to court a second time for the same crime, in some unusual situations

double jeopardyBrE /ˌdʌbl ˈdʒepədi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʌbl ˈdʒepərdi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (in US law) the fact of taking sb to court twice for the same crime, or punishing sb twice for the same reason. This is not allowed under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution. （美国法律）双重追诉（对同一罪行的重复起诉或定罪，这种情况为美国宪法第五修正案所禁止）