double jeopardy
英式
- the prosecution or punishment of a person twice for the same offence;risk or disadvantage incurred from two sources simultaneously
noun: double jeopardy
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. North American the prosecution or punishment of a person twice for the same offence he can still be prosecuted on that charge without double jeopardy
- ▪ North American risk or disadvantage incurred from two sources simultaneously he is in double jeopardy, unable to speak either language adequately
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- IPA[ˈdəbəl ˈjepərdē]
美式
- the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense: he can still be prosecuted on that charge without double jeopardy
Oxford American Dictionary