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Definition
the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Double jeopardy—he can't be tried for the same crime twice.Chapter 4 (19% in)
- Double jeopardy is only on his side if he gets an acquittal.Chapter 4 (95% in)
- You can either spin your wheels, scouring the evidence from one of the three cases we didn't try Switzer for so we wouldn't get hammered by double jeopardy—be my guest.Chapter 11 (82% in)
There are no more uses of "double jeopardy" in BoneMan's Daughters.
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