☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Double Jeopardy

The constitutional prohibition against being tried twice for the same offense after acquittal or conviction. A person who has been acquitted may not be retried. Protects against the power of the state to wear down the individual through repeated prosecution.

Category: Criminal Law
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