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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
double jeopardy
ˌdouble ˈjeopardy f6 [double jeopardy] BrE NAmE noun uncountable (in US law) the fact of taking sb to court twice for the same crime, or punishing sb twice for the same reason. This is not allowed under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution.
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