former jeopardy
- A defense in a legal setting based on the principle that a person cannot be tried for a crime they have already been acquitted or convicted of
- The defense attorney argued that trying the defendant for the same crime would invoke the principle of former jeopardy.
- If a person is acquitted of a crime, they are protected from being tried again due to the rule of former jeopardy.
- To prevent the same person from being punished twice for the same crime, the principle of former jeopardy is applied.
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