The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare cases prosecutorial and/or judge misconduct in the same jurisdiction. Wikipedia

Type of procedural defence in legal terminology. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Legal procedural defense that prevents an accused person from being tried twice on same charges Wikidata

The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial. Wiktionary

Trying someone twice for the same offense. Wiktionary (translation)