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Split and merge into it. Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. The legal term 'double jeopardy' is a legal defence whereby an accused person cannot be tried for the same offence twice based on the same fact if they have already been convicted or acquitted of the same offence.
That would be the right to not be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, as the Fifth Amendment states. What exactly does that mean? The general definition of double jeopardy is that it protects people from being prosecuted for the same crime twice. So if you're charged with a crime, tried, and acquitted, the government can't try you again in the hopes of convicting you. But there are limits on how far that protection goes.