HyperDic: freedom_from_double_jeopardy

English > 1 sense of the expression freedom from double jeopardy:
NOUNattributefreedom from double jeopardya civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
English > freedom from double jeopardy: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broadercivil rightRight or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

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