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double jeopardy

/ˈdʌb.əl ˈdʒep.ər.di/

Traducción: Principio jurídico que prohíbe juzgar a una persona dos veces por el mismo delito tras ser absuelta o condenada. También se usa en sentido más amplio para referirse a una situación en la que alguien sufre dos castigos o desventajas distintas por la misma causa.

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/ˈdʌb.əl ˈdʒep.ər.di/C1formallegal
  • esPrincipio jurídico que prohíbe juzgar a una persona dos veces por el mismo delito tras ser absuelta o condenada. También se usa en sentido más amplio para referirse a una situación en la que alguien sufre dos castigos o desventajas distintas por la misma causa.

A legal principle that prohibits a person from being tried twice for the same crime after being acquitted or convicted. Also used more broadly to describe a situation where someone faces two separate punishments or disadvantages for the same reason.

  1. Legal principleC1formal

    The legal rule that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime after being acquitted or convicted.

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    • The defendant claimed double jeopardy after being acquitted of the murder charge.
    • Double jeopardy protects individuals from being punished multiple times for the same offense.
    • The court dismissed the case based on the principle of double jeopardy.
  2. Repeated risk or disadvantageB2informal

    A situation where someone faces two separate risks or disadvantages at the same time.

    esdoble riesgo

    • Working two jobs without benefits is a form of double jeopardy.
    • The policy puts small businesses in double jeopardy by raising taxes and reducing subsidies.
    • He felt he was in double jeopardy when he lost his job and his house in the same month.