Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun double_jeopardy

1 sense of double jeopardy

Sense 1
double jeopardy -- (the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution)
       => prosecution, criminal prosecution -- (the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior)