Definitions of double jeopardy
the action of putting someone on trial twice for the same offence
After a change in the double jeopardy law in 2005, Billy Dunlop was jailed for life for Julie Hogg's murder.
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- dobbelstraff
- dobbeltstraff
double jeopardy means:
- double jeopardy
- right not to be tried or punished twice
- double punishment
dobbelstraff means:
dobbelstraff
substantiv
full
double jeopardy
noun