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Noun: double jeopardy  'dú-bul 'je-pu(r)-dee
  1. (law) the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offence for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution

Type of: criminal prosecution, prosecution

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