double jeopardy
не дважды за одно и то же
nicht zweimal in derselben Sache, Doppelbestrafung
The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in…The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial.
nicht zweimal in derselben Sache, Doppelbestrafung
не два́жды за одно́ и то́ жеne dváždy za odnó i tó že
More definitions
- the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which they have already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
trying someone twice for the same offense:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
trying someone twice for the same offense:
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable