“jeopardy clause”

We have one entry that includes the term jeopardy clause.

double jeopardy clause

noun

: a clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that bars the government from prosecuting a person for the same offense more than once and prohibits multiple punishments for the same offense


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