freedom from double jeopardy

• Princípio jurídico que protege a pessoa de ser processada ou punida novamente pelo mesmo crime após absolvição ou condenação definitiva.

A legal principle that protects a person from being tried or punished twice for the same offense after a valid acquittal or conviction.

1. Legal protection against repeated prosecutionC2formal

   A constitutional or legal principle that prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime after being acquitted or convicted.

   Proteção contra dupla persecução

   • The defendant invoked freedom from double jeopardy after the first trial ended in acquittal.
   • Double jeopardy laws ensure that a person cannot be punished twice for the same offense.
   • The court dismissed the new charges based on the principle of freedom from double jeopardy.