Double Jeopardy Definition

noun
Exposure of a defendant to a second prosecution for the same offense or crime: prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.
Webster's New World
Risk of loss or injury arising from two sources at the same time.
American Heritage
The fact or risk of being prosecuted more than once for the same (or substantially the same) offense. Double jeopardy is prohibited by the United States Constitution; however, separate proceedings under state and federal law for offenses arising out of the same incident do not constitute double jeopardy (for example, a state trial for murder and a federal trial for deprivation of civil liberties involving the same killing).
Webster's New World Law
A round of questioning or other situation where the possible gains and/or losses from choices are magnified.
Wiktionary

Origin of Double Jeopardy

  • Named after double jeopardy, the legal concept, in the quiz show Jeopardy!

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Double Jeopardy Sentence Examples

  • Any risk of double jeopardy is excluded in either case.

  • The online version doesn't have a Double Jeopardy round.

  • But we need to go further if we are to avoid the double jeopardy of worsening social problems and escalating tax bills.

  • Recent examples of its work vary from land registration to offenses of fraud, and from housing law to double jeopardy.

  • In fairness, the English literature on double jeopardy is relatively sparse.

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