Meaning of double jeopardy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial.
   uncountable
2. A round of questioning or other situation where the possible gains and/or losses from choices are magnified.

Equivalents

Examples

“In the intervening years, the Costa Rican justice system (which has no double jeopardy law) has tried Ann Bender for murder on three separate occasions; of these, she was convicted once and acquitted twice.”

“John McClane: Sorry Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change?”

“Specifically, if after all this travel the application is inefficiently designed, the process gets into double jeopardy, where the scores can really change.”

“We may now be ready for the Double Jeopardy round. Now for the next question”

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