double jeopardy

• Princípio jurídico que proíbe processar ou julgar alguém duas vezes pelo mesmo crime após absolvição ou condenação. Também é usado em sentido mais amplo para descrever uma situação em que alguém enfrenta dois riscos, penalidades ou desvantagens distintos pela mesma razão.

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.

   Princípio da vedação ao bis in idem

   • 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.

   Risco duplo

   • 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.