DOUBLE JEOPARDY

double  jeopardy.The fact of  being  prosecuted  or  sentenced  twice for  substantially  the  same

offense.  •  Double  jeopardy  is  prohibited  by  the  Fifth  Amendment.  Cf.  FORMER  JEOPARDY.

[Cases: Double Jeopardy    132.1.] [Blacks Law 8th]