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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.
You are incorrect. You cannot be tried for the same incident twice. This means that if you beat up your friend, were found not-guilty, the State could not re-try the case. That is what Double Jeopardy means. If you are found guilty, get out, and beat him up again, then you will be re-tried for the second incident.