double jeopardy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial. uncountable
    — In the intervening years, the Costa Rican justice system (which has no double jeopardy law) has tried Ann Bender for murder on three separate occasions; of these, she was convicted once and acquitted twice.
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