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Merger doctrine

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003230

A legal principle that prevents a defendant from being convicted of both a lesser included offense and the greater offense when the lesser offense is a necessary component of the greater. This doctrine aims to avoid multiple punishments for the same criminal act. It is often applied in criminal law to prevent double jeopardy.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003230
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003230",
  "term": "Merger doctrine",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal principle that prevents a defendant from being convicted of both a lesser included offense and the greater offense when the lesser offense is a necessary component of the greater. This doctrine aims to avoid multiple punishments for the same criminal act. It is often applied in criminal law to prevent double jeopardy.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/merger-doctrine/"
}

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