MLchartDataset catalogue

Double jeopardy

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001743

A constitutional protection, guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that prevents an individual from being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense after an acquittal or conviction. It also protects against multiple punishments for the same offense. This protection applies only to criminal proceedings and does not bar civil actions for the same conduct.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001743
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001743",
  "term": "Double jeopardy",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A constitutional protection, guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that prevents an individual from being prosecuted or punished twice for the same offense after an acquittal or conviction. It also protects against multiple punishments for the same offense. This protection applies only to criminal proceedings and does not bar civil actions for the same conduct.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/double-jeopardy/"
}

Record 1,625 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.