DOUBLE JEOPARDY


Meaning of DOUBLE JEOPARDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1910

1. : the putting of a person on trial for an offense for which he or she has previously been put on trial under a valid charge : two adjudications for one offense

2. : considerable danger or trouble from two sources

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.